Nijensleek
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as nyensleker bure in 1402. Compound of an inflected form of nij (“new”) and Middle Dutch laak (“natural watercourse”).
See also Dutch Low Saxon Neiensleek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯.ə(n)ˌsleːk/
- Hyphenation: Nij‧en‧sleek
Proper noun
Nijensleek n
- A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Nijensleker
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN