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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as thoostcapelle in 1162. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and Middle Dutch capelle (“chapel”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westkapelle.
See also Zealandic Oôskappel, Oôstgappel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoːst.kaːˈpɛ.lə/
- Hyphenation: Oost‧ka‧pel‧le
- Rhymes: -ɛlə
Proper noun
Oostkapelle n
- A village and former municipality of Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostkapelle”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN