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
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