Ravenstein

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Ravvestein (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as ravesteyn in 1460. From Middle Dutch Walraven (a personal name) and -stein (“castle, stone building”). Originally the name of a castle around which the city sprung up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraː.və(n)ˌstɛi̯n/
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧ven‧stein

Proper noun

Ravenstein n

  1. a city and former municipality of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Pomperstad (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

  • Ravensteiner
  • Ravensteins

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.