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English
Proper noun
Hellevoetsluis
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands.
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
- A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hellevoetsluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN