Vissersburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Westerend around 1700. Calque of West Frisian Fiskersbuorren, a compound of fisker (“fisherman”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌvɪ.sərsˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Vis‧sers‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Vissersburen n

A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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