Kletterbuurt

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Kletterbuorren, a compound of either kletter (“aspen, Populus tremula”) or klater (“soggy mud”) and the plural form of buer (“house, cottage”). Compare Kladde, Klaterbuurt, Klatering, Kleuter and Klundert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛ.tərˌbyːrt/
• Hyphenation: Klet‧ter‧buurt

Proper noun

Kletterbuurt n

1. a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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