Vinkenbuurt

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Vinkenbuurt. Compound of either vink (“chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs”) or dialectal vinke (“low-quality turf”) and buurt (“neighbourhood, hamlet”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪŋ.kə(n)ˌbyːrt/
Hyphenation: Vin‧ken‧buurt

Proper noun edit

Vinkenbuurt n

A hamlet in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References edit

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