Visbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as Fesckbueren and Vischburen in 1511. Calque of West Frisian Fiskbuorren, a compound of fisker (“fisherman”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
• (Noord-Holland) Compound of vis (“fish”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The majority of the neighbourhood's early inhabitants were fishermen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪs.byːrt/
• Hyphenation: Vis‧buurt

Proper noun

Visbuurt n

1. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “visbuurt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN