Oudewater

English

Proper noun

Oudewater

1. A town and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ovdewatere in 1239. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and water (“water”). Originally a hydronym. The hydronym gradually came to be applied to the city; the watercourse it referred to was renamed to Linschoten.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧wa‧ter

Proper noun

Oudewater n

1. A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Uivergein (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Diemerbroek, Hekendorp, Hoenkoop, Lange Linschoten, Papekop, Ruigeweide, Snelrewaard, Tappersheul, Vliet

Derived terms

• Oudewaternaar
• Oudewaters

References

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