Houwerzijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as howersyle in 1347. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Houw and zijl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɑu̯.ərˈzɛi̯l/
• Hyphenation: Hou‧wer‧zijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Houwerzijl n

1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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