Neuter
Buitenpost
Meaning
a village and former municipality of Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbœy̯.tə(n)ˌpɔst/
Etymology
Potentially attested as post in 1388, attested with certainty as uetpost in 1418. Calque of West Frisian Bûtenpost, a compound of Old Frisian buta (“outer, seaward”) and post (“simple bridge, gangboard across a ditch”). The element buiten was added to distinguish the settlement from Lutkepost.
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