Amstel
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Aemstel m (Archaic)
- Amestelle f (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch amestelle. The second element is stelle (“place, position”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. first element unclear, previous ety had derivation from pgmc *ama which clear isn't right
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑm.stəl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Am‧stel
- Rhymes: -ɑmstəl
Proper noun
Amstel m
- A river in the Netherlands.
- A poetic metonym for Amsterdam, which lies on the river and is named after it
Synonyms
- (river) Amstelstroom
- (Amsterdam) Amstelstad
Derived terms
- Amstelboer
- Amstelboom
- Amstelboot
- Amsteldier
- Amstelgod
- Amstelgrond
- Amstelheer
- Amsteljool
- Amsteljuffer
- Amstelkermis
- Amstelkwartier
- Amstelmaagd
- Amstelmond
- Amstelnat
- Amstelnimf
- Amstelraad
- Amstelridder
- Amstels
- Amstelschipper
- Amstelsteiger
- Amstelveen
- Amstelvest
- Amstelvliet
- Amstelvloed
- Amstelvocht
- Amstelzoom
- Amstelzwaan
- Amsterdam
References
- Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
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