Oeijenbraak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as doedenbraken in 1380. Compound of Middle Dutch ode (“uncultivated, waste”) and braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare Genooi and Ubroek.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈui̯.ə(n)ˌbraːk/
Hyphenation: Oeij‧en‧braak

Proper noun edit

Oeijenbraak n

A hamlet in Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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