Amstel

Dutch

Alternative forms

Aemstel m (Archaic)
Amestelle f (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch amestelle. The second element is stelle (“place, position”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.stəl/
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Hyphenation: Am‧stel
Rhymes: -ɑmstəl

Proper noun

Amstel m

A river in the Netherlands.
A poetic metonym for Amsterdam, which lies on the river and is named after it

Synonyms

(river) Amstelstroom
(Amsterdam) Amstelstad

Derived terms

Amstelboer
Amstelboom
Amstelboot
Amsteldier
Amstelgod
Amstelgrond
Amstelheer
Amsteljool
Amsteljuffer
Amstelkermis
Amstelkwartier
Amstelmaagd
Amstelmond
Amstelnat
Amstelnimf
Amstelraad
Amstelridder
Amstels
Amstelschipper
Amstelsteiger
Amstelveen
Amstelvest
Amstelvliet
Amstelvloed
Amstelvocht
Amstelzoom
Amstelzwaan
Amsterdam

References

Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.