Oud-Roosteren

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Oud-Roosteren in 1868. Compound of oud (old) and the toponym Roosteren. The settlement acquired its name after the toponym Roosteren was transferred westwards to a village formerly called Schettereind.

See also Limburgish Aw-Kirk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯t ˈroːs.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Oud-‧Roos‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -oːstərən

Proper noun

Oud-Roosteren n

  1. A hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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