Biervliet

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as birulit in 1183. Originally a hydronym. The hydronym is a compound of Proto-Germanic *birnu- (manure, dreck) or bier (beer) and vliet (running watercourse). Compare Brouwershaven.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːr.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Bier‧vliet

Proper noun

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Biervliet n

  1. A city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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