Sluis De Piet

Dutch

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sluis De Piet n

  1. A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

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