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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hune in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, golden brown, mud, sludge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdry.nə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Dru‧nen
- Rhymes: -ynən
Proper noun
Drunen n
- A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Dwergonië (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN