Etymology[edit]
Attested as Burgtsluis around 1750. Compound of the toponym Burgh and sluis (“lock, sluice”).
See also Zealandic Burgsluus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bʏrxˈslœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: Burgh‧sluis
- Rhymes: -œy̯s
Proper noun[edit]
Burghsluis n
- A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “burghsluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
