Koufurderrige

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as koefoerde, kwfoerde and koefoerdt in 1543. Borrowed from West Frisian Kûfurderrige, derived from a compound of the hydronym Kûfurd and rige (“row of houses, embankment”). The hydronym derives from a compound of ko (“cow”) and furde (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑu̯.fʏr.dərˈri.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Kou‧fur‧der‧ri‧ge
• Rhymes: -iɣə

Proper noun

Koufurderrige n

1. A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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