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

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

References

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