Wiktionary

Pieterzijl

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Pieters Zijl in 1781. Compound of Pieter (“a personal name”) and zijl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.tərˌzɛi̯l/
  • Hyphenation: Pie‧ter‧zijl

Proper noun edit

Pieterzijl n

  1. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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