Steenvak

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsteːn.vɑk/
Hyphenation: Steen‧vak

Proper noun edit

Steenvak n

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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