Vissersburen

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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