Beneden Veensloot
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Eerste Beneden Veen Dijk Sloot in 1723. Derived from beneden (“lower”) and a compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and sloot (“ditch”). Named after a nearby ditch. The element beneden was added to distinguish the settlement from Boven Veensloot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈneː.də(n) ˈveːn.sloːt/
- Hyphenation: Be‧ne‧den Veen‧sloot
Proper noun
Beneden Veensloot n
- A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN