Poortvliet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as portfliet in 1200. Compound of Middle Dutch port (“harbour, storage yard, city”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).

See also Zealandic Poôfliet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːrt.vlit/
  • Hyphenation: Poort‧vliet

Proper noun

Poortvliet n

  1. A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Poortvlietenaar
  • Poortvliets

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