Lutjebroek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as lutekebroec around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch luttic (“small”) and bruec (“marsh, marshland”). The element luttic was added to distinguish the settlement from Grootebroek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʏt.jəˌbruk/
- Hyphenation: Lut‧je‧broek
Proper noun
Lutjebroek n
- A village in Stede Broec, Noord-Holland, Netherlands near Enkhuizen.
- (figuratively) Podunk, Bumfuck
Derived terms
- Lutjebroeker
- Lutjebroeks
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “lutjebroek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN