Nessersluis

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as NESSERSLUIS in 1851. Compound of the toponym Nes aan de Amstel and sluis (“lock, sluice”). Named after a nearby sluice.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nes‧ser‧sluis

Proper noun

Nessersluis n

  1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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