Steensel
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Stinsel (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as stensele in 1224. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːn.səl/
- Hyphenation: Steen‧sel
Proper noun
Steensel n
- A village and former municipality of Eersel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Pieregat (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Steenselnaar
- Steensels
- Duizel en Steensel
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN