Noorderburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Noordhoek in 1867. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and either the plural form of boer (“farmer”) or buur (“home, cottage”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderburen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Noorderburen n

1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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