Sijbrandaburen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as zibrandaburghe in 1333. Calque of West Frisian Sibrandabuorren, a compound of Old Frisian Sibrand (“a personal name”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɛi̯.brɑn.daːˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Sij‧bran‧da‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Sijbrandaburen n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN