Oud-Loosdrecht

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as loesdrecht in 1298. Compound of oud (“old”), Middle Dutch loes (“drainage channel”) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”). The toponym contrasts with Nieuw-Loosdrecht. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Oud-‧Loos‧drecht === Proper noun === Oud-Loosdrecht n a village in Wijdemeren, North Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Oud-loosdrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN