Sjungadijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sioungha dyck in 1478. Calque of West Frisian Sjongedyk, a compound of Old Frisian Sjunga (“a surname”) and dīk (“levee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʏn.ɣaːˌdɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Sjun‧ga‧dijk

Proper noun

Sjungadijk n

1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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