Kostvlies
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Kost Vleesch around 1832. Compound of kost (“cost”) and vlees (“meat”). The toponym refers to the difficulty of developing land around the village. Compare De Jammer and Kostverloren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔst.vlis/
- Hyphenation: Kost‧vlies
Proper noun
Kostvlies n
- A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN