Hellevoetsluis
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (obsolete) Helvoetsluys
Proper noun
editHellevoetsluis
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHellevoetsluis n
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
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- English lemmas
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- en:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- en:Towns in the Netherlands
- en:Historical political subdivisions
- en:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- en:Places in the Netherlands
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯s
- Rhymes:Dutch/œy̯s/4 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
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- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Towns in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in South Holland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands