Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Spierveen in 1851-1855. Compound of dialectal spier (twig, blade) and veen (peat bog, marsh).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spirˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Spier‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

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Spierveen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “spierveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN