Gasselternijveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuw Gasselter Veen in 1739. Compound of the toponym Gasselte, nij (“new”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselterneiveen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɣɑ.səl.tərˈnɛi̯.veːn/
Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧ter‧nij‧veen

Proper noun

Gasselternijveen n

A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Gasselternijvener
Gasselternijveens
Gasselternijveenschemond

References

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

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