Eekeburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Eekebuiren in 1781. Compound of Old Frisian ek (“oak, Quercus sp.”) and the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeː.kəˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ee‧ke‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Eekeburen n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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