Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch buurt (district) (also buyrte) [15th century], from ghebuerte (surroundings) [c. 1290] and gebuerde (zone) [c. 1240], related to Old High German giburida and German Börde.[1] Akin to West Frisian buert. See also gebied and Belgian Dutch synonym gebuurte.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /byːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: buurt
  • Rhymes: -yːrt

Noun edit

buurt f (plural buurten, diminutive buurtje n)

  1. neighborhood, part of town.
    Tivoli is een buurt in Eindhoven.
    Tivoli is a neighbourhood in Eindhoven.
  2. vicinity, proximity
    Hij is in de buurt.
    He is close by.
    Groningen is nogal uit de buurt.
    Groningen is rather out of the way.

Derived terms edit

- general:

- buildings:

- persons:

- toponyms:

Descendants edit

  • Aukan: biiti
  • Sranan Tongo: birti
    • Caribbean Hindustani: birti
    • Caribbean Javanese: birti

References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “buurt”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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