Asten

See also: åsten and asten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Asten.

Proper noun

Asten

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ááste (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as astene in 1202-1212. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *asta- (“oven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑs.tə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: As‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑstən

Proper noun

Asten n

1. Asten (a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands)

   Synonym: Klotland (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Achterbos, Achterste Diesdonk, Behelp, Bussel, De Beek, De Berken, Dijk, Heusden, Laarbroek, Ommel, Oostappen, Rinkveld, Stegen, Voordeldonk, Voorste Diesdonk, Vosselen

Derived terms

• Astenaar
• Astens

References

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

German

Proper noun

Asten n (proper noun, genitive Astens or (optionally with an article) Asten)

1. A municipality of Upper Austria, Austria