Oud-Avereest

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in resta in 1217. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Avereest, which can be analysed as a compound of over (“on the other side of”) and the hydronym Reest.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯t ˌaː.vəˈreːst/
• Hyphenation: Oud-‧Ave‧reest
• Rhymes: -eːst

Proper noun

Oud-Avereest n

1. A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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