Ruisseveen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as Ruisseveen in 1899. Compound of a variant of rus (type of rush, Scirpus sp.) and veen (peat bog, marsh).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Ruis‧se‧veen

Proper noun[edit]

Ruisseveen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Veenendaal, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ruisseveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN