Hellevoetsluis

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Helvoetsluys

Proper noun

Hellevoetsluis

1. A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɛ.lə.vutˈslœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: Hel‧le‧voet‧sluis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Proper noun

Hellevoetsluis n

1. A town and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Helvoeter

References

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