Abstede

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as abbenstade around 1180. Compound of Old Dutch Abbe (“a personal name”) and statho (“bank, landing place”). Compare Abbestede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑb.steː.də/
• Hyphenation: Ab‧ste‧de

Proper noun

Abstede n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Abstedenaar

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “abstede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN