Veneburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vuerbueren in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Finnebuorren, derived in turn from a compound of fean (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌveː.nəˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Veneburen n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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