Munnekemoer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Munneke Moer in 1781. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and moer (“peat bog”). The toponym refers to the nearby Ter Apel monastery.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmʏ.nə.kəˈmur/
Hyphenation: Mun‧ne‧ke‧moer
Rhymes: -ur

Proper noun

Munnekemoer n

A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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