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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsleː.ʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Sleeu‧wijk
Proper noun
Sleeuwijk n
- A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN