sluis

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slœy̯s/

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• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sluse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Late Latin exclūsa, sclūsa (“sluice”), from exclūsus, form of exclūdō (“I shut out, I exclude”). Cognate to English sluice.

Noun

sluis f (plural sluizen, diminutive sluisje n)

1. sluice, lock

Derived terms

• sluizen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sluis

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of sluizen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of sluizen