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 Veen sloot n

A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN