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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Oosterhof in 1830-1855. Compound of oost (“east, eastern”) and hof (“farmstead”). Named after a farmhouse which the settlement formed around.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈoːs.tərˌɦɔf/
- Hyphenation: De Oos‧ter‧hof
Proper noun
De Oosterhof n
- A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN