Nieuwleusen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuw-leusen in 1635. Univerbation of nieuw +‎ Leusen. The element Leusen is of unknown origin. The element nieuw (“new”) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Oudleusen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌniu̯ˈløː.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Nieuw‧leu‧sen
• Rhymes: -øːzən

Proper noun

Nieuwleusen n

1. A village and former municipality of Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Nieuwleusenaar
• Nieuwleusens

References

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