Veneburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vuerbueren in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Finnebuorren, derived in turn from a compound of fean (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌveː.nəˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ve‧ne‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Veneburen n

1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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