Weerdeburen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Werderbuiren in 1572. Calque of West Frisian Weardebuorren, a compound of Old Frisian weerd (“artificial mound used for habitation”) and the plural form of buer (“house, barn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋeːr.dəˈbyː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Weer‧de‧bu‧ren
- Rhymes: -yːrən
Proper noun
Weerdeburen n
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN