Oosterend

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Strend (dialect form)

Etymology

(Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as aestereyende in 1378. Calque of West Frisian Easterein, derived from a compound of Old Frisian aester (“eastern”) and enda (“end”).
(Terschelling) First attested as apud Sanctum Nycolaum in 1296. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and end (“end, edge”). See also West Frisian Aasterein.
(Noord-Holland) First attested as oesterenende in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and ende (“end, edge”).
(Opsterland) Calque of West Frisian Easterein, a compound of easter (“eastern”) and ein (“end”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.təˈrɛnt/
Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧end
Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Oosterend n

A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.
A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oosterend”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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