Etymology
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Attested as Passluis in 1838-1857. Compound of pas (“sea passage, gully”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after the former Het Pas fortress.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈpɑs.slœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: Pas‧sluis
Proper noun
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Passluis n
- A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “passluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
