veesterfte

Dutch

Etymology

From the 18th century, a period of several cattle epidemics, or earlier. Compound of vee (“mortality, mass dying”) +‎ sterfte .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːˌstɛrf.tə/
  • Hyphenation: vee‧sterf‧te

Noun

veesterfte f (plural veesterften or veesterftes)

  1. mass death of livestock
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