Abstede

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as abbenstade around 1180. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) and statho (“bank, landing place”). Compare Abbestede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑb.steː.də/
  • Hyphenation: Ab‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Abstede n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Abstedenaar

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