ooibos

== Dutch == === Etymology === 20th century coinage. Compound of Middle Dutch ooy (“ait, island, wetland”) +‎ bos (“forest”), the former being derived from Proto-Germanic *awjō and identical to the toponym Ooij. Unrelated to modern ooi (“ewe”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯.bɔs/ Hyphenation: ooi‧bos === Noun === ooibos n (plural ooibossen, no diminutive) a riparian forest Coordinate term: uiterwaard === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “ooibos”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === ooibos on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl