Oostrum
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- (Limburg) Aostrem (dialect form)
Etymology
edit- (Friesland) First attested as aesterma zyl in 1449. Borrowed from West Frisian Eastrum, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian āst (“east-, eastern”) and hēm (“home, settlement”).
- (Limburg) First attested as oesterham in 1257. Derived from a compound of ooster (“eastern”) and ham (“alluvial land deposited in the bend of a watercourse”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editOostrum n
- A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
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- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- nl:Villages in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands