Geijsteren
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Geistere (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as gesserne in 1236. Compound of geest (“elevated sandy land”) and Old Dutch heri (“sandy ridge”). Compare Gasteren and Geesteren.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.stə.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Geij‧ste‧ren
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯stərən
Proper noun edit
Geijsteren n
- A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN