Papagaaienburg

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as 't hof Papegaijenburg around 1750. Compound of the plural form of papegaai (“parrot”) and burg (“manor house”). Compare Lammerenburg and Paauwenburg.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌpɑ.paːˈɣaːi̯.ə(n)ˌbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧gaai‧en‧burg

Proper noun edit

Papagaaienburg n

A neighbourhood of Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “papagaaienburg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN