Noorderburen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Noordhoek in 1867. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and either the plural form of boer (“farmer”) or buur (“home, cottage”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderburen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Noorderburen n
- A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN