Koufurderrige
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as koefoerde, kwfoerde and koefoerdt in 1543. Borrowed from West Frisian Kûfurderrige, derived from a compound of the hydronym Kûfurd and rige (“row of houses, embankment”). The hydronym derives from a compound of ko (“cow”) and furde (“ford”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɑu̯.fʏr.dərˈri.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: Kou‧fur‧der‧ri‧ge
- Rhymes: -iɣə
Proper noun
Koufurderrige n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN