Scharneburen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Olpherder buyren in 1664. Borrowed from West Frisian Skearnebuorren, a compound of skerne (“manure, dungheap”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsxɑr.nəˈbyː.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Schar‧ne‧bu‧ren
• Rhymes: -yːrən

Proper noun

Scharneburen n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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