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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN