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Ossendrecht
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Ostrécht dialect form
Etymology
First attested as ossendreht in 1187. Compound of either the plural form of nl os ox, castrated bull or nl odt Osse a personal name and nl -drecht ferry, watercourse. Compare nl Barendrecht, nl Ossenisse and nl Zwijndrecht.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɔ.sə(n)ˌdrɛxt/
nl Os sen drecht
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Woensdrecht p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
nl Ostrecht<qq:Carnival nickname>
Derived terms
nl Ossendrechter
nl Ossendrechts
References