Krogten

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as cruchten around 1211, attested with certainty as in de croechte in 1440. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch crocht (“enclosed piece of land, enclosed pasture”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔx.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: Krog‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɔxtən
  • Homophone: krochten

Proper noun

Krogten n

  1. A neighbourhood of Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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