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^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN