Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Nieuvliet in 1514. Compound of nieuw (new) and vliet (running watercourse).

See also Zealandic Sinte Pier, Sente Pier.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈniu̯.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧vliet

Proper noun edit

Nieuwvliet n

  1. A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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