Wiktionary

Houwerzijl

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as howersyle in 1347. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Houw and zijl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑu̯.ərˈzɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Hou‧wer‧zijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun edit

Houwerzijl n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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