Venekoten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Venekoeten in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Feanekoaten, a compound of fean (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of kot (“cottage, shack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.nəˌkoː.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧ko‧ten

Proper noun

Venekoten n

1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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