Opperburen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as d' Opperbuiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Opperbuorren, a compound of opper (“upper”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɔ.pərˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Op‧per‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Opperburen n
- A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN