Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

First attested as avesand in 1318-1319. Compound of Middle Dutch Ave (a personal name) and zand (sand bar).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vəˈzɑn.də/
  • Hyphenation: Ove‧zan‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑndə

Proper noun

edit

Ovezande n

  1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

edit

References

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