Hugersluys

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Huigersluis in 1740. Compound of Hugo (“a personal name”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The lock after which the neighbourhood was named was built by Hugo van Steenland.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦy.ɣərˈslœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Hu‧ger‧sluys
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

Hugersluys n

  1. A neighbourhood of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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