Oud-Mathenesse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as matenesse in 1250. Compound of oud (“old”), a variant of Middle Dutch made (“pasture”) and nesse (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oud-‧Ma‧the‧nes‧se

Proper noun

Oud-Mathenesse n

1. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Oud- en Nieuw-Mathenesse

References

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