Sint Jansteen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem in 1248. Compound of the name of Saint John the Baptist and Middle Dutch steen (“stone, rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɪnt ˈjɑn.steːn/
• Hyphenation: Sint Jan‧steen

Proper noun

Sint Jansteen n

1. A village and former municipality of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sint jansteen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN