Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Oosterlittens. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Oosterlittens, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Oosterlittens in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Oosterlittens you have here. The definition of the word
Oosterlittens will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Oosterlittens, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as lechinke in the second half of the 13th century, attested with certainty as aesterletzenze in 1402. Borrowed from West Frisian Easterlittens, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āsta (“east-, eastern”) and either Lêta (“a personal name”) or *leta (“watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The element easter was added to distinguish the settlement from Westerlittens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈlɪ.təns/
- Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧lit‧tens
- Rhymes: -ɪtəns
Proper noun
Oosterlittens n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN