Buitenpost

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as post in 1388, attested with certainty as uetpost in 1418. Calque of West Frisian Bûtenpost, a compound of Old Frisian buta (“outer, seaward”) and post (“simple bridge, gangboard across a ditch”). The element buiten was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutkepost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌpɔst/ (incorrect, common)
• IPA^(key): /ˌbœy̯.tə(n)ˈpɔst/ (correct, rare)
• Hyphenation: Bui‧ten‧post
• Rhymes: -ɔst

Proper noun

Buitenpost n

1. A village and former municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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