Emmer-Erfscheidenveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Erfscheiden Veen in 1851-1855. Compound of the toponym Emmen and a compound toponym derived from erfscheider (“person appointed to determine the boundaries of a property”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.mər ˌɛrf.sxɛi̯.dənˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Em‧mer-‧Erf‧schei‧den‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Emmer-Erfscheidenveen n

A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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