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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as loesdrecht in 1298. Compound of oud (“old”), Middle Dutch loes (“drainage channel”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The toponym contrasts with Nieuw-Loosdrecht.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Oud-‧Loos‧drecht
Proper noun
Oud-Loosdrecht n
- A village in Wijdemeren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oud-loosdrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN