Spierveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Spierveen in 1851-1855. Compound of dialectal spier (“twig, blade”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spirˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Spier‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Spierveen n

1. A neighbourhood of Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spierveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN