Geervliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gervliet in 1195. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch ger (“tapering, protruding piece of land”) and fliet (“natural watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣeːr.vlit/
• Hyphenation: Geer‧vliet

Proper noun

Geervliet n

1. A city and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Geervlieter
• Geervliets

References

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