Vinkenbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Vinkenbuurt. Compound of either vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) or dialectal vinke (“low-quality turf”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, hamlet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪŋ.kə(n)ˌbyːrt/
• Hyphenation: Vin‧ken‧buurt

Proper noun

Vinkenbuurt n

1. A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

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