Slennebroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as slendebroeck in 1425. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch slende (“low-lying area, pool, kolk lake”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). Compare for the first element Old English slind (“slope, incline”) and Old Saxon slund (“gullet, maw, abyss”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈslɛ.nəˌbruk/
Hyphenation: Slen‧ne‧broek

Proper noun edit

Slennebroek n

A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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