Oosterend

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Strend (dialect form)

Etymology

• (Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as aestereyende in 1378. Calque of West Frisian Easterein, derived from a compound of Old Frisian aester (“eastern”) and enda (“end”).
• (Terschelling) First attested as apud Sanctum Nycolaum in 1296. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and end (“end, edge”). See also West Frisian Aasterein.
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as oesterenende in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch ooster (“eastern, east-”) and ende (“end, edge”).
• (Opsterland) Calque of West Frisian Easterein, a compound of easter (“eastern”) and ein (“end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.təˈrɛnt/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧end
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Oosterend n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A village in Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands.
3. A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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