-broich

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Franconian form of Bruch (“wetland”), from Middle High German bruoch, from Old High German bruoh, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk. The -i- is the so-called rheinisches Dehnungs-i (“Rhenish lengthening i”) used to indicate the length of the preceding vowel, similarly to -h- in Standard German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /broːx/, [bʁoːx], [bʁoːχ]
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Suffix

-broich n (genitive -broich or -broichs)

  1. Placename suffix found in the Rhineland, chiefly its northern parts.

Derived terms
  • Bärbroich
  • Grevenbroich
  • Hackenbroich
  • Hagenbroich
  • Herschbroich
  • Imgenbroich
  • Kleinenbroich
  • Korschenbroich
  • Langbroich
  • Langenbroich
  • Lichtenbroich
  • Mörsenbroich
  • Necklenbroich
  • Orbroich
  • Tiefenbroich
  • Tüschenbroich
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