buurt

== Dutch == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /byːrt/ Hyphenation: buurt Rhymes: -yːrt === Noun === buurt f (plural buurten, diminutive buurtje n) neighborhood, part of town Tivoli is een buurt in Eindhoven. ― Tivoli is a neighbourhood in Eindhoven. vicinity, proximity ==== Usage notes ==== The second sense is by far the most common in the fixed phrases in de buurt and uit de buurt. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Aukan: biiti → Sranan Tongo: birti → Caribbean Hindustani: birti → Caribbean Javanese: birti === References === === Anagrams === bruut