Kolderveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as coldervene in 1362. Compound of koud (“cold”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔl.dərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Kol‧der‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Kolderveen n

1. A village in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Koldervener
• Kolderveens
• Kolderveense Bovenboer

References

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