Sleeuwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slewijck in 1268. Compound of dialectal slee (“blunt, sour”) or slee (“blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) and wijk (“village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsleː.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Sleeu‧wijk

Proper noun

Sleeuwijk n

1. A village in Altena, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Sleeuwijker
• Sleeuwijks
• De Werken en Sleeuwijk

References

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