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Hellevoetsluis
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English
Alternative forms
en Helvoetsluys obsolete
Proper noun
en town/and/former municipality in mun:suf/Voorne aan Zee p/South Holland c/Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Helvoet Sluys in 1639. Compound of the toponym Hellevoet (derived from a compound of the hydronym Helle and nl voet foot, bottom) and nl sluis lock, sluice.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɦɛ.lə.vutˈslœy̯s/
nl Nl-Hellevoetsluis.ogg
nl Hel le voet sluis
nl œy̯s 4
Proper noun
n
nl town/and/former municipality mun/Voorne aan Zee p/South Holland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Helvoeter
References
hellevoetsluis