Oud-Roosteren

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Oud-Roosteren in 1868. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Roosteren. The settlement acquired its name after the toponym Roosteren was transferred westwards to a village formerly called Schettereind. See also Limburgish Aw-Kirk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯t ˈroːs.tə.rə(n)/ Hyphenation: Oud-‧Roos‧te‧ren Rhymes: -oːstərən === Proper noun === Oud-Roosteren n a hamlet in Echt-Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN