IJslumburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as eslum in 1418. Calque of West Frisian Ieslumbuorren, a compound of a toponym derived from Old Frisian Esel (“a personal name”) and hēm (“home, settlement”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛi̯s.lʏmˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: IJs‧lum‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

IJslumburen n

1. A hamlet in Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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