Barger-Erfscheidenveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Het Erfscheiden Veen in 1851-1855. Compound of the adjective Barger ("pertaining to Noordbarge and Zuidbarge") and a compound toponym derived from erfscheider (“person appointed to determine the boundaries of a property”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑr.ɣər ˌɛrf.sxɛi̯.dənˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Bar‧ger-‧Erf‧schei‧den‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Barger-Erfscheidenveen n

  1. a hamlet in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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