Feminine

buurt

Sentences

Meaning

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ligt in de buurt van Zwolle

.

The office is located near Zwolle.

Jan en Mieke gingen samen bergen beklimmen in de buurt van Lyon.

Jan and Mieke went climbing mountains together near Lyon.

In de buurt van Caïro ligt de Piramide van Cheops, ook bekend als de Grote Piramide .

Near Cairo is the Pyramid of Cheops, also known as the Great Pyramid.

De haan kraaide zoveel dat het irritatie in de buurt opleverde .

The rooster crowed so much that it caused irritation in the neighborhood.

(feminine) neighborhood, part of town
(feminine) vicinity, proximity

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/byːrt/

Inherited from Middle Dutch

Cognate with Old High German

Cognate with German

Cognate with Western Frisian

In summary

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. Akin to West Frisian buert. See also gebied and Belgian Dutch synonym gebuurte.