Sneek

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sneːk/

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• Hyphenation: Sneek
• Rhymes: -eːk

Proper noun

Sneek n

1. A city and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Drabbelterp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Sneekermeer

References

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