Laagriebroek

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Leegrieberik (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as Leegh Rijbroeck in 1634. Derived from a compound of rijt (“small natural watercourse”) and broek (“marsh, marshland”). The element laag (“low, lower”) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hoogriebroek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːxˈri.bruk/
• Hyphenation: Laag‧rie‧broek

Proper noun

Laagriebroek n

1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN