Oosteind

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Destèènd (village near Oosterhout, dialect form)

Etymology

  • (Oosterhout) Attested as Opt d'Oisteynde in 1590. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
  • (Waalwijk) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːst.ɛi̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧eind

Proper noun

Oosteind n

  1. a village in Oosterhout, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Uilendonck (Carnival nickname)
  2. a hamlet in Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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