Oostervalge

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Ooster Valge in 1867. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the toponym from Westervalge.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧val‧ge
Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun edit

Oostervalge n

A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN