Hillesluis

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Hillesluisdijk in 1845. Compound of the name of the polder Hille (derived from hil (“hill, elevated place”)) and sluis (“sluice, lock”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧sluis

Proper noun edit

Hillesluis n

A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Hillesluizenaar

References edit

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