Slibbroek

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Slibbroeck in 1583. Likely a compound of slib (“silt”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɪp.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Slib‧broek

Proper noun

Slibbroek n

1. A neighbourhood of Hilvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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