De Sluis

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Terneuzen) Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a former sluice.
  • (Tholen) FAttested as Sl. in 1838-1857. Derived from sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice. See also Zealandic De Sluus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də ˈslœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: De Sluis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

De Sluis n

  1. A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de sluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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