Rode Sluis

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as ROODE-SLUIS in 1847. Derived from rood (“red”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after the colour of the building materials used to construct the lock. Compare Blauwe Sluis, Blauwesluis, Zwartsluis and Zwartsluisje.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌroː.də ˈslœy̯s/
Hyphenation: Ro‧de Sluis
Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun edit

Rode Sluis n

A hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References edit

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