Nieuwersluis

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nieuwer Sluys in 1617. Compound of an inflected form of nieuw (“new”) and sluis (“lock, sluice”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Nieu‧wer‧sluis

Proper noun

Nieuwersluis n

  1. A village in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Nieuwersluizer

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