Oijen
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Ojje (dialect form)
Etymology edit
First attested as oia in 1077-1087. Derived from Old Dutch oia (“land next to a watercourse”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯.ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Oij‧en
- Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
- Homophones: ooien, Ooijen, Oyen
Proper noun edit
Oijen n
- A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Bokkenrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN