Sellingerzwarteveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sellingerzwarteveen in 1936. Compound of the toponym Sellingen and zwarteveen (“raised bog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛ.lɪ.ŋərˌzʋɑr.təˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Sel‧lin‧ger‧zwar‧te‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Sellingerzwarteveen n

1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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