"Brakel" meaning in Dutch

See Brakel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbraː.kəl/ Audio: Nl-Brakel.ogg
Rhymes: -aːkəl Etymology: * (Gelderland) First attested as brakel in 1212. Compound of Proto-Germanic *brakô- (“twig, branch, undergrowth”) and lo (“light forest”). * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as ten breekelen in 1422. Presumably derived from a suffixed form of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”). Compare the toponym in Gelderland. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*brakô-|t=twig, branch, undergrowth}} Proto-Germanic *brakô- (“twig, branch, undergrowth”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Brakel n
  1. a village and former municipality of Zaltbommel, Gelderland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Gelderland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Brakel-nl-name-djvO5KWc Categories (other): Former municipalities of the Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Goirle, North Brabant, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in North Brabant, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Brakel-nl-name-A8mkys8o Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brakelaar, Brakels
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