Sneek
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Etymology edit
First attested as sneke in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian snik (“protruding, tapering”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.
See also West Frisian Snits.
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Proper noun edit
Sneek n
- A city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Drabbelterp (Carnival nickname)
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- Dutch terms derived from Old Frisian
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːk
- Rhymes:Dutch/eːk/1 syllable
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Cities in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Cities in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands