Visbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland) First attested as Fesckbueren and Vischburen in 1511. Calque of West Frisian Fiskbuorren, a compound of fisker (“fisherman”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
  • (Noord-Holland) Compound of vis (“fish”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The majority of the neighbourhood's early inhabitants were fishermen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪs.byːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Vis‧buurt

Proper noun

Visbuurt n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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