Lammerburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Lammerbuiren in 1781. Potentially a compound of Dutch Low Saxon lammer (obstacle) and the plural form of buur (home, cottage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlɑ.mərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Lam‧mer‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Lammerburen n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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