Birdaard

== Dutch == === Etymology === Potentially attested as breitenfurt in 944, attested with certainty as berdawird in 1417. Borrowed from West Frisian Burdaard, derived in turn from a compound of either Old Frisian bird (“shore, edge”) or brēd (“broad, wide”) and uurð (“terp, artificial mound used for habitation”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪr.daːrt/ Hyphenation: Bir‧daard === Proper noun === Birdaard n a village in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN