Oostlaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oesterle in 1293. Compound of ooster (“eastern, east-”) and lo (“light forest”). The second element was gradually replaced with laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːst.laːr/
• Hyphenation: Oost‧laar

Proper noun

Oostlaar n

1. A hamlet in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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