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Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as spaltbeche in 1148, attested with certainty as spaltbeke in 1175. Compound of Old Dutch spalt (“gorge, vale”) (in this specifc case "gully") and beke (“brook, stream”).
See also Limburgish Sjpawbik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspɑu̯.beːk/
- Hyphenation: Spau‧beek
Proper noun
Spaubeek n
- A village and former municipality of Beek, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN