Vaardeburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oeffaerdra buren in the 15th century. Calque of West Frisian Farebuorren, a compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Oeffaerd and the plural form of Old Frisian buer (“house, barn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvaːr.dəˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vaar‧de‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Vaardeburen n

  1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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