Slaperstil

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Slapers Tille in 1794. Compound of slaper (“sleeper”) and til (“fixed bridge”). The bridge was likely named after the nickname of its keeper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslaː.pərsˌtɪl/
  • Hyphenation: Sla‧pers‧til

Proper noun

Slaperstil n

  1. a hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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