Heenvliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heenvlite in 1254. Compound of Middle Dutch heen (“sea clubrush, Bolboschoenus maritimus”) and vliet (“watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeːn.vlit/
• Hyphenation: Heen‧vliet

Proper noun

Heenvliet n

1. A city and former municipality of Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Heenvlieter
• Heenvliets

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heenvliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN