Grijzegrubben
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as grisengrebbe in 1367. Compound of the plural form of gries (“quartz sand, rocky ground”) and grubbe (“ditch, trench”).
See also Limburgish Griëzegröbbe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯.zəˌɣrʏ.bə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Grij‧ze‧grub‧ben
Proper noun
Grijzegrubben n
- A hamlet in Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN