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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

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