Ulestraten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hulenstroten in 1335. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch Ulo (“a personal name”) or ule (“owl”) and the plural form of straat (“street”). An alternative explanation interprets the toponym as a compound of ool (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”) and stroet (“wetland overgrown with brushwood”).

See also Limburgish Ulesjtraote.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈy.ləˌstraː.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ule‧stra‧ten

Proper noun

Ulestraten n

  1. A village and former municipality of Meerssen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Ulestratenaar
  • Ulestratens

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