-broich

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Franconian form of Bruch (wetland), from Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk. The -i- is the so-called rheinisches Dehnungs-i (Rhenish lengthening i) used to indicate the length of the preceding vowel, similarly to -h- in Standard German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /broːx/, ,
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Suffix

-broich n (genitive -broich or -broichs)

  1. Placename suffix found in the Rhineland, chiefly its northern parts.

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