Begijnenbroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of the plural form of begijn (“Beguine”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Named after a former hamlet that had sprung up around a Beguine complex.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bəˈɣɛi̯.nə(n)ˌbruk/
Hyphenation: Be‧gij‧nen‧broek

Proper noun edit

Begijnenbroek n

A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.