Oeijenbraak

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Oeijenbraak n

1. A hamlet in Someren, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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