Struisenburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Struisvogel. Compound of struis (“ostrich, Struthio sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Originally the name of a mansion, which was named in turn after a nearby windmill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrœy̯.sə(n)ˌbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Strui‧sen‧burg

Proper noun

Struisenburg n

  1. a neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “struisenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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