Oijen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Ojje (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oia in 1077-1087. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to a watercourse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːi̯.ə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Oij‧en
Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
Homophones: ooien, Ooijen, Oyen

Proper noun

Oijen n

A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Bokkenrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Oijenaar
Oijens
Oijen en Teeffelen

References

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

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