Surhuisterveen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Surhustera feen in 1603. Calque of West Frisian Surhústerfean, a compound of the toponym Surhuzum and fean (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʏrˌɦœy̯s.tərˈveːn/
- Hyphenation: Sur‧huis‧ter‧veen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Proper noun
Surhuisterveen n
- A village in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN