Dijksterburen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as Dixherne in 1543, attested with certainty as Dycksterhuysen in 1664. Calque of West Frisian Dyksterbuorren, a compound of dyk (“levee”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛi̯k.stərˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Dijk‧ster‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Dijksterburen n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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