Hoevenbraak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as op Hoevenbraecke in 1693. Compound of the plural form of hoeve (“piece of land of a certain size, farmstead”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦu.və(n)ˌbraːk/
Hyphenation: Hoe‧ven‧braak

Proper noun edit

Hoevenbraak n

A neighbourhood of Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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