Vissersburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Westerend around 1700. Calque of West Frisian Fiskersbuorren, a compound of fisker (“fisherman”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɪ.sərsˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vis‧sers‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Vissersburen n

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

References

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