Kiesterzijl

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Keesterzyl in 1511. Calque of West Frisian Kiestersyl, a compound of the toponym Kie and syl (“discharge sluice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌki.stərˈzɛi̯l/
• Hyphenation: Kie‧ster‧zijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Kiesterzijl n

1. A hamlet in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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