Schrapveen

Dutch

Etymology

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”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Schrapvène.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Schrapveen n

  1. a hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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