Sengelsbroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as De Singelbroeksche Heide in 1838-1857. Compound of the plural form of singel, here used in the rare sense "strip of land planted or ringed with deciduous trees" and broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ŋəlsˌbruk/
Hyphenation: Sen‧gels‧broek

Proper noun edit

Sengelsbroek n

A hamlet in Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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