Ooltgensplaat

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oitkensplate in 1554. Compound of Middle Dutch Oltken (“a personal name”) and plaat (“sandbar visible at low tide”).

See also Zealandic De Plaete.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌoːlt.ɣənsˈplaːt/
  • Hyphenation: Oolt‧gens‧plaat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Proper noun

Ooltgensplaat n

  1. A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Ooltgensplater
  • Ooltgensplaats

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