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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ostrinde in 1320. Compound of oud (“old”) and Old Frisian trind (“round”). The toponym may derive from the circular shape of the initial village. The element oud was added to distinguish the settlement from Nijetrijne.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔl.dəˈtrɛi̯.nə/
- Hyphenation: Ol‧de‧trij‧ne
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯nə
Proper noun
Oldetrijne n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN