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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Strend dialect form
Etymology
nl this could use some love and deduplication
(Súdwest-Fryslân) First attested as aestereyende in 1378. nl fy Easterein, derived from a compound of nl ofs aester eastern and ofs enda end.
(Terschelling) First attested as apud Sanctum Nycolaum in 1296. Compound of nl ooster- eastern, east- and nl end end, edge. See also fy Aasterein.
(Noord-Holland) First attested as oesterenende in 1317. Compound of nl dum ooster eastern, east- and dum ende end, edge.
(Opsterland) nl fy Easterein, a compound of fy easter eastern and fy ein end.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌoːs.təˈrɛnt/
nl Oos ter end
nl ɛnt 3
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Súdwest-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Terschelling p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Texel p/North Holland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Opsterland p/Friesland c/Netherlands
References
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