Spierveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Spierveen in 1851-1855. Compound of dialectal spier (“twig, blade”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spirˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Spier‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Spierveen n

  1. a neighbourhood of Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “spierveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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