Zwartsluisje

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as ZWARTSLUISJE (HET) in 1851. Compound of zwart (“black”) and the diminutive form of sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice. Compare Blauwe Sluis, Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis and Zwartsluis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Zwart‧sluis‧je

Proper noun

Zwartsluisje n

  1. a hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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