Vinkenbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vinkenbuurt. Compound of either vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) or dialectal vinke (“low-quality turf”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, hamlet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪŋ.kə(n)ˌbyːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Vin‧ken‧buurt

Proper noun

Vinkenbuurt n

  1. a hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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