Het Vliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as to da fliete in 1426. Calque of West Frisian It Fliet, derived in turn from Old Frisian fliāt (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛt ˈvlit/
  • Hyphenation: Het Vliet
  • Rhymes: -it

Proper noun

Het Vliet n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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