Geijsteren

Dutch

Alternative forms

Geistere (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as gesserne in 1236. Compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Gasteren and Geesteren.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.stə.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Geij‧ste‧ren
Rhymes: -ɛi̯stərən

Proper noun

Geijsteren n

A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Geijsterenaar
Geijsterens

References

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

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