-büren

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buren"

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German, from Old Saxon, from the dative plural of a derivative (*būriją?) of Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dwelling”). Cognate with Dutch -buren and perhaps English byre (“barn”). Also related with dated German Bauer (“cage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːʁən/ (generally stressed)

Suffix

-büren

  1. (no longer productive, only occuring in borrowings) place name suffix found in northern Germany

Derived terms

  • Emsbüren
  • Gottsbüren
  • Ibbenbüren
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