Oud-Mathenesse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as matenesse in 1250. Compound of oud (“old”), a variant of Middle Dutch made (“pasture”) and nesse (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Oud-‧Ma‧the‧nes‧se

Proper noun

Oud-Mathenesse n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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