Nieuwesluis

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Holland) Attested as Groote Sluys around 1660. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oudesluis.
• (Zeeland) Attested as de Nieuwe sluis in 1840. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a sluice built in 1750.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniu̯.əˌslœy̯s/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧we‧sluis

Proper noun

Nieuwesluis n

1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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