Groot-Oever

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as honouere in 1283. Compound of groot (“great, big”) and oever (“riverside”). The settlement was named for its location on the banks of the Reest. The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutten-Oever.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt ˈu.vər/
  • Hyphenation: Groot-‧Oe‧ver
  • Rhymes: -uvər

Proper noun

Groot-Oever n

  1. a hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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