Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as terra nova de sarto in 1157. Compound of the toponym Breust and bos (rising forest).

See also Limburgish Bruusjterbusj.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌbrœy̯s.tərˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Bruis‧ter‧bosch
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun edit

Bruisterbosch n

  1. A hamlet in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN