Geeuwenbrug
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as die Crumme voerdt offt guijwe in 1617-1618. Compound of dialectal gouwe (“word designating a watercourse in peat bog areas”) and brug (“bridge”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Geeuwenbrugge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣeːu̯.ə(n)ˈbrʏx/
- Hyphenation: Geeu‧wen‧brug
- Rhymes: -ʏx
Proper noun
Geeuwenbrug n
- A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN