Oisterwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

Ósterik (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as hosteruuic before 1167, attested with certainty as oesterwijc in 1214. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛik/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Ois‧ter‧wijk
Homophone: Oosterwijk

Proper noun

Oisterwijk n

A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Döllekesgat (Carnival nickname)

Meronyms: Belvert, Broekzijde, De Logt, Gever, Haaren, Heesakker, Heikant, Heiligeboom, Heukelom, Heuvelstraat, Hild, Kerkeind, Laag-Heukelom, Moergestel, Noenes, Oisterwijkse Hoeven, Raam, Stokske, Vinkenberg, Zelt

Derived terms

Oisterwijker
Oisterwijks
Oisterwijkse Hoeven

References

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

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.