Oostelbeers

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the settlement from Middelbeers and Westelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.təlˌbeːrs/
Hyphenation: Oos‧tel‧beers

Proper noun edit

Oostelbeers n

A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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