Biervliet

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Biervliet n

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

Derived terms

• Biervlietenaar
• Biervliets

References

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