De Sluis

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Terneuzen) Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a former sluice.
  • (Tholen) FAttested as Sl. in 1838-1857. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice. See also Zealandic De Sluus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈslœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: De Sluis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

De Sluis n

  1. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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