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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as doedenbraken in 1380. Compound of Middle Dutch ode (“uncultivated, waste”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare Genooi and Ubroek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈui̯.ə(n)ˌbraːk/
- Hyphenation: Oeij‧en‧braak
Proper noun
Oeijenbraak n
- A hamlet in Someren, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN