Molenvliet

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zeeland) First attested as Molenvliet around 1750. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse, watercourse dug to drain an area”).
• (Utrecht) Attested as Molen Vliet in 1868. Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”). Named after a nearby watercourse.
• (Barendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
• (Papendrecht) Compound of molen (“mill”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.lə(n)ˌvlit/
• Hyphenation: Mo‧len‧vliet

Proper noun

Molenvliet n

1. A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
4. A neighbourhood of Papendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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