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