Oosterse Bos

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as 't Oosteinde in 1851-1855. Derived from oosters (“eastern, east-”) and bos (“rising forest”), so named to distinguish the settlement from Westerse Bos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tər.sə ˈbɔs/
  • Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧se Bos
  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Proper noun

Oosterse Bos n

  1. a hamlet in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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