Steenvak
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as int Steenback in 1543. Calque of West Frisian Stienfek, derived in turn from stienfek (“area of a levee filled up with stones around which ground has been excavated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsteːn.vɑk/
- Hyphenation: Steen‧vak
Proper noun
Steenvak n
- A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN