Noorderburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Noordhoek in 1867. From noorder- (“northern, north-”) and either the plural form of boer (“farmer”) or buur (“home, cottage”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderburen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Noorderburen n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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