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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Oester Nyegae in 1505. Borrowed from West Frisian Ousternijegea, derived from the toponym Ouwer (derived in turn from Old Frisian ower (“bank, strip of land next to a watercourse”)) and a compound of nī (“new”) and gâ (“village, village area”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.stərˈnɛi̯.əˌɣaː/
- Hyphenation: Ouw‧ster-‧Nije‧ga
Proper noun
Ouwster-Nijega n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN