Sleeuwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsleː.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Sleeu‧wijk

Proper noun

Sleeuwijk n

  1. a village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Sleeuwijker
  • Sleeuwijks
  • De Werken en Sleeuwijk

References

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