Gasselternijveenschemond

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gasselter-Nijeveenstermond in 1843. Compound of the toponym Gasselternijveen and mond (“small canal that links up with a primary canal”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Gasselterneiveensemond.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɣɑ.səl.tərˈnɛi̯.veːn.sə.mɔnt/
  • Hyphenation: Gas‧sel‧ter‧nij‧veen‧sche‧mond

Proper noun

Gasselternijveenschemond n

  1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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