boerderij

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • boererij (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From boeren (to farm) +‎ -erij (place associated with an activity), with the interfixed -d- originally being a dialectal element.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbur.dəˈrɛi̯/, [buːr-]
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  • Hyphenation: boer‧de‧rij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

boerderij f (plural boerderijen, diminutive boerderijtje n)

  1. a farm
    Synonyms: boerenplaats, plaats

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Caribbean Javanese: buderèi