Brugbaar

Brugbaar is a Dutch adjective meaning capable of being bridged. It is formed from the word brug (bridge) and the suffix -baar, which indicates that something can be acted upon or is feasible. The term is primarily used in more formal or technical language rather than in everyday speech.

In its literal sense, brugbaar describes an obstacle or gap that can be crossed by constructing a bridge. In civil engineering, planning, and related fields, discussions about feasibility often revolve around whether a given span or barrier is brugbaar, though more common phrasing in practice tends to use overbrugbaar (bridgeable) or similar constructions.

Figuratively, brugbaar can describe gaps in knowledge, communication, or agreement that could be bridged by appropriate measures. In these contexts, more common expressions include overbrugbaar or phrases like “een brugbare oplossing,” meaning a solution that can bridge the gap. The usage remains relatively rare outside formal texts, and brugbaar is typically found in compound forms or as part of specific technical or legal language.

Related concepts include overbruggen (to bridge over), brug (bridge), and infrastructuur (infrastructure). The term reflects a linguistic pattern common to Dutch, where -baar denotes potential feasibility, parallel to other words that express capability or possibility.

Overall, brugbaar is a specialized term used to indicate that bridging—whether physical or metaphorical—is possible, with overbrugbaar serving as the more common alternative in everyday technical prose.