Ossendrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Ostrécht (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as ossendreht in 1187. Compound of either the plural form of os (“ox, castrated bull”) or Old Dutch Osse (“a personal name”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). Compare Barendrecht, Ossenisse and Zwijndrecht.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.sə(n)ˌdrɛxt/
  • Hyphenation: Os‧sen‧drecht

Proper noun

Ossendrecht n

  1. A village and former municipality of Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Ostrecht (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms
  • Ossendrechter
  • Ossendrechts

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