Langenboom

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Langebom (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as Langenboom in 1794. Compound of lang (“long”) and boom (“barrier”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ŋə(n)ˌboːm/
Hyphenation: Lan‧gen‧boom

Proper noun edit

Langenboom n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Verkuskopperiek (Carnival nickname)

References edit

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

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