Oostelbeers
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Westelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs.təlˌbeːrs/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧tel‧beers
Proper noun
Oostelbeers n
- A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Oostelbeerzenaar
- Oost-, West- en Middelbeers
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN