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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.stəl/

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• Hyphenation: Am‧stel
• Rhymes: -ɑmstəl

Proper noun

Amstel m

1. A river in the Netherlands.
2. 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.