Opperburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as d' Opperbuiren in 1718. Calque of West Frisian Opperbuorren, a compound of opper (“upper”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɔ.pərˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Op‧per‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Opperburen n

1. A hamlet in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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