De Wiken
Dutch
Etymology
Derived from the plural form of West Frisian wyk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”). The toponym references the many canals around Drachten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈʋi.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: De Wi‧ken
- Rhymes: -ikən
Proper noun
De Wiken n
- A neighbourhood of Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de wiken”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN