Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as diepenbroek in 1298-1304. Compound of Middle Dutch diep (low-lying) and broek (marsh, marshland).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.pə(n)ˌbruk/
  • Hyphenation: Dep‧pen‧broek
  • Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun edit

Deppenbroek n

  1. A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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