Pinkenveer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Pinke Veer in 1847. Compound of Pinke (a surname), pinke (“type of boat”) or pink (“yearling”) and veer (“ferry, crossing”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pin‧ken‧veer

Proper noun

Pinkenveer n

  1. a hamlet in Molenlanden, South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Nederslingeland (alternative)

References

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