Molenvliet

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Zeeland) First attested as Molenvliet around 1750. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse, watercourse dug to drain an area”).
  • (Utrecht) Attested as Molen Vliet in 1868. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”). Named after a nearby watercourse.
  • (Barendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
  • (Papendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌvlit/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧vliet

Proper noun

Molenvliet n

  1. A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands
  2. A neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
  3. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
  4. A neighbourhood of Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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