Slennebroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slendebroeck in 1425. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch slende (“low-lying area, pool, kolk lake”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Compare for the first element Old English slind (“slope, incline”) and Old Saxon slund (“gullet, maw, abyss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɛ.nəˌbruk/
• Hyphenation: Slen‧ne‧broek

Proper noun

Slennebroek n

1. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN