Krogten

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as cruchten around 1211, attested with certainty as in de croechte in 1440. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch crocht (“enclosed piece of land, enclosed pasture”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔx.tə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Krog‧ten
Rhymes: -ɔxtən
Homophone: krochten

Proper noun edit

Krogten n

A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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