Delburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Delburen in 1861. Calque of West Frisian Delbuorren, a compound of del (“dale”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdɛlˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Del‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Delburen n

  1. a hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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