Oosteind

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • (village near Oosterhout) Destèènd (dialect form)

Etymology
  • (Oosterhout) Attested as Opt d'Oisteynde in 1590. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
  • (Waalwijk) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).
  • (Zuid-Holland) Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and eind (“end, edge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoːst.ɛi̯nt/
  • Hyphenation: Oost‧eind

Proper noun

Oosteind n

  1. A village in Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Uilendonck (Carnival nickname)
  2. A hamlet in Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “oosteind”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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