Steensel

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Stinsel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as stensele in 1224. Derived from a compound of steen (“stone”) and Old Dutch sele (“hall house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːn.səl/
  • Hyphenation: Steen‧sel

Proper noun

Steensel n

  1. a village and former municipality of Eersel, North Brabant, Netherlands
    Synonym: Pieregat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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