Boord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as boert in 1424. Derived from Middle Dutch boort (“edge, seam, extreme limit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːrt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Boord
• Rhymes: -oːrt
• Homophones: boord, boort

Proper noun

Boord n

1. a hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN