Groot-Oever

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as honouere in 1283. Compound of groot (“great, big”) and oever (“riverside”). The settlement was named for its location on the banks of the Reest. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutten-Oever.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈu.vər/
Hyphenation: Groot-‧Oe‧ver
Rhymes: -uvər

Proper noun edit

Groot-Oever n

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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