Scharneburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Olpherder buyren in 1664. Borrowed from West Frisian Skearnebuorren, a compound of skerne (“manure, dungheap”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌsxɑr.nəˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Schar‧ne‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Scharneburen n

A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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