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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
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “visbuurt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN