Kivitsbraak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kievitsbraak in 1899. Compound of either kievit (“northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus”) or Kievits (“a surname”) and braak (“land that has been intensively ploughed, heath converted into farmland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.vɪtsˌbraːk/
• Hyphenation: Ki‧vits‧braak

Proper noun

Kivitsbraak n

1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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