Venekoten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Venekoeten in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Feanekoaten, a compound of fean (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of kot (“cottage, shack”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveː.nəˌkoː.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧ko‧ten

Proper noun

Venekoten n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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