Siddeburen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as sigerdachurke in the 13th century, attested with certainty as syerdeberth in 1385. Compound of Old Frisian Syerd (“a personal name”) and bert (“settlement”). The second element was gradually replaced by the plural form of buur (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌsɪ.dəˈbyː.rə(n)/
Hyphenation: Sid‧de‧bu‧ren
Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun edit

Siddeburen n

A village and former municipality of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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