Raamsdonksveer

Dutch

Alternative forms

• 't Véér (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as 't Ransdoncx Veer in 1649-1672. Compound of the toponym Raamsdonk and veer (“ferry, crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌraːms.dɔŋksˈveːr/
• Hyphenation: Raams‧donks‧veer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Raamsdonksveer n

1. A village in Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Faantelaand (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Raamsdonksveerder
• Raamsdonksveers

References

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