IJslumburen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as eslum in 1418. Calque of West Frisian Ieslumbuorren, a compound of a toponym derived from Old Frisian Esel (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛi̯s.lʏmˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: IJs‧lum‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
IJslumburen n
- A hamlet in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN