Oostermeer
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oestmeer in 1447. Calque of West Frisian Eastermar, a compound of Old Frisian āster (“eastern, east-”) and mar (“lake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌmeːr/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧meer
- Rhymes: -eːr
Proper noun
Oostermeer n
- A village and former municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN