Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of sluis (lock, sluice) and the hydronym De Piet, likely named after the former owner of lands next to the river, the Chapter of Saint Peter at Utrecht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌslœy̯s də ˈpit/
  • Hyphenation: Sluis De Piet
  • Rhymes: -it

Proper noun

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Sluis De Piet n

  1. A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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