Kostvlies

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Kost Vleesch around 1832. Compound of kost (cost) and vlees (meat). The toponym refers to the difficulty of developing land around the village. Compare De Jammer and Kostverloren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔst.vlis/
  • Hyphenation: Kost‧vlies

Proper noun

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Kostvlies n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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