Noorderburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Noordhoek in 1867. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and either the plural form of boer (“farmer”) or buur (“home, cottage”). The element noorder was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuiderburen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌnoːr.dərˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Noorderburen n

A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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