Veenklooster

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as da conuent to faen in 1446. Calque of West Frisian Feankleaster, a compound of Old Frisian fene (“peat bog, marsh”) and klāster (“monastery”). Named after a former monastery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːnˌkloːs.tər/
• Hyphenation: Veen‧kloos‧ter

Proper noun

Veenklooster n

1. A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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