Zwartsluisje

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Etymology

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Attested as ZWARTSLUISJE (HET) in 1851. Compound of zwart (black) and the diminutive form of sluis (lock, sluice). Named after a nearby sluice. Compare Blauwe Sluis, Blauwesluis, Rode Sluis and Zwartsluis.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Zwart‧sluis‧je

Proper noun

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Zwartsluisje n

  1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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