Sleeburg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sledenborgh in 1607. Compound of slede (“sled, slippery place”) and burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsleː.bʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Slee‧burg

Proper noun

Sleeburg n

  1. a hamlet in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

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