Zuiderburen

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Friesland, hamlet) Attested as Zuider Buiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Suderbuorren, a compound of suder (“southern”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
  • (Groningen) Attested as Zuidhoek in 1867. Compound of zuider (“southern, south-”) and either the plural form of boer (“farmer”) or buur (“house, cottage”). The element zuider was added to distinguish the settlement from Noorderburen.
  • (Friesland, neighbourhood) The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌzœy̯.dərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Zuiderburen n

  1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
  3. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.