Overburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Over Buiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Oerbuorren, a compound of oer (“over”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌoː.vərˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Over‧bu‧ren
  • Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Overburen n

  1. A hamlet in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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