Slaperstil

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Slapers Tille in 1794. Compound of slaper (“sleeper”) and til (“fixed bridge”). The bridge was likely named after the nickname of its keeper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaː.pərsˌtɪl/
• Hyphenation: Sla‧pers‧til

Proper noun

Slaperstil n

1. A hamlet in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN