Ossendrecht
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Ostrécht (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as ossendreht in 1187. Compound of either the plural form of os (“ox, castrated bull”) or Old Dutch Osse (“a personal name”) and drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). Compare Barendrecht, Ossenisse and Zwijndrecht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.sə(n)ˌdrɛxt/
- Hyphenation: Os‧sen‧drecht
Proper noun
Ossendrecht n
- A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Ostrecht (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Ossendrechter
- Ossendrechts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN