Boterveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as buttervenna around 1650. Compound of boter (“butter”) and Old Frisian fenna (“pasture, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.tərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Bo‧ter‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Boterveen n

1. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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