Struisenburg
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de Struisvogel. Compound of struis (“ostrich, Struthio sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Originally the name of a mansion, which was named in turn after a nearby windmill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrœy̯.sə(n)ˌbʏrx/
- Hyphenation: Strui‧sen‧burg
Proper noun
Struisenburg n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “struisenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN