Dutch

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Etymology

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Attested as Slapershaven in 1899. Compound of slaper (sleeper) and haven (harbour, port).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈslaː.pərsˌɦaː.və(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Sla‧pers‧ha‧ven

Proper noun

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Slapershaven n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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