Zandburen

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Friesland) First attested as Sandbuyren in 1664. Calque of West Frisian Sânbuorren, a compound of sân (“sand”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as Zand Burem in 1839-1859. Compound of zand (“sand”) and the plural form of buur (“cottage, small house”). The element zand was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordburen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɑntˈbyː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Zand‧bu‧ren

Proper noun

Zandburen n

  1. A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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