Oostervalge

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Ooster Valge in 1867. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element ooster was added to distinguish the toponym from Westervalge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoːs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧val‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun

Oostervalge n

1. A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “oostervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN