Nieuwesluis

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudesluis.
  • (Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a sluice built in 1750.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌslœy̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧sluis

Proper noun

Nieuwesluis n

  1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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