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