Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as birulit in 1183. Originally a hydronym. The hydronym is a compound of Proto-Germanic *birnu- (manure, dreck) or bier (beer) and vliet (running watercourse). Compare Brouwershaven.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːr.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Bier‧vliet

Proper noun edit

Biervliet n

  1. A city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biervliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN