Driebruggen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Drie Bruggen in 1596. Compound of drie (“three”) and the plural form of brug (“bridge”). Named after a former set of three bridges.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Drie‧brug‧gen

Proper noun

Driebruggen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Driebruggenaar
  • Driebrugger

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