veesterfte

== Dutch == === Etymology === From the 18th century, a period of several cattle epidemics, or earlier. Compound of vee (“livestock”) +‎ sterfte (“mortality, mass dying”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈveːˌstɛrf.tə/ Hyphenation: vee‧sterf‧te === Noun === veesterfte f (plural veesterften or veesterftes, no diminutive) mass death of livestock