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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as De Platluis in 1838-1857. Derived from platluis (“head louse, pauper”), here referring to the poverty of the settlement's inhabitants. The toponym was gradually reinterpreted to a compound of plaat (“sand bar visible at low tide”) and sluis (“lock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplaːt.slœy̯s/
- Hyphenation: Plaat‧sluis
Proper noun
Plaatsluis n
- A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN