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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
- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN