Zijpersluis

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Jacob Claeszoons sluijsgen gelegen voor aan de Zijpe in 1634. Compound of the hydronym Zijpe and sluis (“lock, sluice”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zij‧per‧sluis

Proper noun

Zijpersluis n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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