Hornsterburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hornster Buiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Hoarnsterbuorren, a compound of horn (“corner of a levee”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Hornsterburen n

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

References

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