Hellevoetsluis

Dutch

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hellevoetsluis n

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

Derived terms
  • Helvoeter

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