Vinkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vinkenveen in 1395-1396. Compound of Middle Dutch vinke (“light, poor-quality turf”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare Vinkenkade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɪŋ.kəˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Vin‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Vinkeveen n

  1. a village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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