Zuiderveen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as up Zuirven gheleghen bijn Winschoter Hoghe gast in 1593. Compound of zuider (“southern, south-”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌzœy̯.dərˈveːn/
- Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧veen
- Rhymes: -eːn
Proper noun
Zuiderveen n
- A hamlet in Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN