Schrapveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as van Schrappinckvene in 1570. Compound of Old Dutch Schrappo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sxrɑpˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Schrap‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

Schrapveen n

A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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