Zwartsluisje

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested as ZWARTSLUISJE (HET) in 1851. Compound of zwart (“black”) and the diminutive form of sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice. Compare Blauwe Sluis, Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis and Zwartsluis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Zwart‧sluis‧je

Proper noun[edit]

Zwartsluisje n

  1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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