Drunen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Druûne (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as hune in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, golden brown, mud, sludge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdry.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Dru‧nen
• Rhymes: -ynən

Proper noun

Drunen n

1. A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Dwergonië (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Drunenaar
• Drunens

References

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