buurt

From Middle Dutch buurt (“district”) (also buyrte) [15th century], from ghebuerte (“surroundings”) [c. 1290] and gebuerde (“zone”) [c. 1240], related to Old High German giburida and German Börde.^[1] Akin to West Frisian buert. See also gebied and Belgian Dutch synonym gebuurte.

• IPA^(key): /byːrt/

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• Hyphenation: buurt
• Rhymes: -yːrt

buurt f (plural buurten, diminutive buurtje n)

1. neighborhood, part of town

   Tivoli is een buurt in Eindhoven.

   Tivoli is a neighbourhood in Eindhoven.

2. vicinity, proximity

   Hij is in de buurt.

   He is close by.

   Groningen is nogal uit de buurt.

   Groningen is rather out of the way.

- general:

- buildings:

- persons:

- toponyms:

• → Aukan: biiti
• → Sranan Tongo: birti
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: birti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: birti

• bruut