Hellevoetsluis

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Hellevoetsluis

  1. A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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Etymology[edit]

Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (foot, bottom)) and sluis (lock, sluice).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɛ.lə.vutˈslœy̯s/
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  • Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧voet‧sluis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun[edit]

Hellevoetsluis n

  1. A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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References[edit]

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