Gasselternijveenschemond

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gasselter-Nijeveenstermond in 1843. Compound of the toponym Gasselternijveen and mond (“small canal that links up with a primary canal”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselterneiveensemond.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.səl.tərˈnɛi̯.veːn.sə.mɔnt/
• Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧ter‧nij‧veen‧sche‧mond

Proper noun

Gasselternijveenschemond n

1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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