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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in oesterhelsel in 1207. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and Old Saxon hasal (“hazel, Corylus avellana”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈɦɛ.sə.lə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧hes‧se‧len
- Rhymes: -ɛsələn
Proper noun
Oosterhesselen n
- A village and former municipality of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN