Tjeppenboer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Tzeppe in 1500. Calque of West Frisian Tsjeppenbûr, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Tjeppe (a personal name) and buer (“house, barn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌtjɛ.pə(n)ˈbur/, [-buːr]
  • Hyphenation: Tjep‧pen‧boer
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Proper noun

Tjeppenboer n

  1. a hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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