Papagaaienburg
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as 't hof Papegaijenburg around 1750. Compound of the plural form of papegaai (“parrot”) and burg (“manor house”). Compare Lammerenburg and Paauwenburg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɑ.paːˈɣaːi̯.ə(n)ˌbʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧gaai‧en‧burg
Proper noun
Papagaaienburg n
- A neighbourhood of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “papagaaienburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN