Achtersloot
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as aftersloten in 1267. Compound of Middle Dutch after (“back, behind”) and sloet (“ditch”). Named after a nearby watercourse running behind a set of plots of land.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Ach‧ter‧sloot
Proper noun
editAchtersloot n
- A hamlet in IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands.