-büren
German
Alternative forms
- -bühren
Etymology
From Middle Low German, from Old Saxon, from the dative plural of a derivative (*būriją?) of Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dwelling”). Cognate with Dutch -buren and perhaps English byre (“barn”). Also related with dated German Bauer (“cage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbyːʁən/ (generally stressed)
Suffix
-büren
- place name suffix found in northern Germany
Derived terms
- Emsbüren
- Gottsbüren
- Ibbenbüren