Munnekemoer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Munneke Moer in 1781. Compound of a variant of monnik (“monk”) and moer (“peat bog”). The toponym refers to the nearby Ter Apel monastery.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmʏ.nə.kəˈmur/
  • Hyphenation: Mun‧ne‧ke‧moer
  • Rhymes: -ur

Proper noun

Munnekemoer n

  1. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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