Finkeburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Finkeburen in 1851-1855. Calque of West Frisian Finkebuorren, a compound of either Finke (“a personal name”), vinke (“poor-quality turf”) or fink (“common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌfɪŋ.kəˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Fin‧ke‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Finkeburen n

A hamlet in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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