Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Odoorner veen in 1851-1855. Compound of the toponym Odoorn and veen (peat bog, marsh).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Oringerveen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /oːˌdoːr.nərˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Odoor‧ner‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Odoornerveen n

  1. A village in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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