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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Pynenborg in 1599. Compound of pijn (“pine, Pinus sp.”) and burg (“manor, mansion”). Named after an estate.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pij‧nen‧burg
Proper noun
Pijnenburg n
- A hamlet in Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “pijnenburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN