Zandburen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as Sandbuyren in 1664. Calque of West Frisian Sânbuorren, a compound of sân (“sand”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as Zand Burem in 1839-1859. Compound of zand (“sand”) and the plural form of buur (“cottage, small house”). The element zand was added to distinguish the settlement from Noordburen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑntˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Zand‧bu‧ren

Proper noun

Zandburen n

1. A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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