Tjeppenboer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Tzeppe in 1500. Calque of West Frisian Tsjeppenbûr, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Tjeppe (a personal name) and buer (“house, barn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtjɛ.pə(n)ˈbuːr/
• Hyphenation: Tjep‧pen‧boer
• Rhymes: -uːr

Proper noun

Tjeppenboer n

1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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