snelweg
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of snel (“fast”) + weg (“way”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɛl.ʋɛx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: snel‧weg
Noun
snelweg m (plural snelwegen, diminutive snelwegje n)
- highway (major thoroughfare road)
- Hyponyms: autosnelweg, fietssnelweg
Usage notes
- Mostly used to refer to a car highway (autosnelweg), but also used of bicycle highways (fietssnelweg).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: snelweg