Oisterwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ósterik (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as hosteruuic before 1167, attested with certainty as oesterwijc in 1214. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and wijk (“farmstead, village, settlement”). So named to distinguish the settlement from Westerwijk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌʋɛik/

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• Hyphenation: Ois‧ter‧wijk
• Homophone: Oosterwijk

Proper noun

Oisterwijk n

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Döllekesgat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Belvert, Broekzijde, De Logt, Gever, Haaren, Heesakker, Heikant, Heiligeboom, Heukelom, Heuvelstraat, Hild, Kerkeind, Laag-Heukelom, Moergestel, Noenes, Oisterwijkse Hoeven, Raam, Stokske, Vinkenberg, Zelt

Derived terms

• Oisterwijker
• Oisterwijks
• Oisterwijkse Hoeven

References

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