Breukelen

Dutch

gemeente Breukelen
municipality of Breukelen

Etymology

First attested as bruklede in 1130-1161. Compound of Old Dutch bruok (“marsh, marshland”) and lētha (“excavated or canalised watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrøː.kə.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Breu‧ke‧len

Proper noun

Breukelen n

1. A village and former municipality of Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Breukelaar
• Breukels
• Breukeleveen
• Breukelen-Nijenrode
• Breukelen-Sint Pieters

Descendants

• → English: Brooklyn

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “breukelen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN