Birdaard

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as breitenfurt in 944, attested with certainty as berdawird in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Burdaard, derived in turn from a compound of either Old Frisian bird (“shore, edge”) or brēd (“broad, wide”) and uurð (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪr.daːrt/
Hyphenation: Bir‧daard

Proper noun edit

Birdaard n

A village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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