Hellevoetsluis

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Hellevoetsluis

  1. A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɛ.lə.vutˈslœy̯s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧voet‧sluis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

Hellevoetsluis n

  1. a town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Helvoeter

References

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