Oostermeer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oestmeer in 1447. Calque of West Frisian Eastermar, a compound of Old Frisian āster (“eastern, east-”) and mar (“lake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌmeːr/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧meer
• Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Oostermeer n

1. A village and former municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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