Drunen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Druûne (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as hune in the first quarter of the 13th century. Derived from a contracted compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Proto-Germanic *hun- (“brown, golden brown, mud, sludge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdry.nə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Dru‧nen
  • Rhymes: -ynən

Proper noun

Drunen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Dwergonië (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Drunenaar
  • Drunens

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