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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as silvam que vocatur barlebosche in 1275. Compound of oud (“old”) and bos (“rising forest”). The element oud was added when the nearby hamlet of Nieuwenbosch ("New Forest") was destroyed by flooding in 1421.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯.də(n)ˌbɔs/
- Hyphenation: Ou‧den‧bosch
Proper noun
Oudenbosch n
- A village and former municipality of Halderberge, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Puitenol (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN