Nieuwebrug

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland) Attested as Nieuwebrug in 1846. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”). See also West Frisian Nijbrêge.
  • (Noord-Holland) Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”).
  • (Overijssel) Attested as de Nijebrugh in 1573. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and brug (“bridge”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Nijebrug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌbrʏx/
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧brug
  • Rhymes: -ʏx

Proper noun

Nieuwebrug n

  1. a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nieuwebrug”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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