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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as op veenhusen in 1453. Compound of veen (“peat bog, marsh, fen”) and huizen (“settlement, village”). The singular form Veenhuis gradually replaced the older plural Veenhuizen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈveːn.ɦœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: De Veen‧huis
Proper noun
De Veenhuis n
- A hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN