Visvliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as visvleeth in 1476. Compound of vis (“fish”) and Middle Dutch vliet (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪs.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Vis‧vliet

Proper noun

Visvliet n

  1. a village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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