Oosterend
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Strend (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as aestereyende in 1378. Calque of West Frisian Easterein, derived from a compound of Old Frisian aester (“eastern”) and enda (“end”).
- (Terschelling) First attested as apud Sanctum Nycolaum in 1296. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and end (“end, edge”). See also West Frisian Aasterein.
- (Noord-Holland) First attested as oesterenende in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and ende (“end, edge”).
- (Opsterland) Calque of West Frisian Easterein, a compound of easter (“eastern”) and ein (“end”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːs.təˈrɛnt/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧end
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Proper noun
Oosterend n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oosterend”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN