Hornsterburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Hornster Buiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Hoarnsterbuorren, a compound of horn (“corner of a levee”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌɦɔrn.stərˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Horn‧ster‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Hornsterburen n

A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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