Geervliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gervliet in 1195. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch ger (“tapering, protruding piece of land”) and fliet (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeːr.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Geer‧vliet

Proper noun

Geervliet n

  1. a city and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Geervlieter
  • Geervliets

References

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