Holsloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Holsloot in 1846. Compound of hol (“low-lying, deep, swampy”) and sloot (“ditch”). Compare Haalweide and Den Hool.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɔl.sloːt/
  • Hyphenation: Hol‧sloot

Proper noun

Holsloot n

  1. a village in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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