Geervliet
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gervliet in 1195. Derived from a compound of Old Dutch ger (“tapering, protruding piece of land”) and fliet (“natural watercourse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣeːr.vlit/
- Hyphenation: Geer‧vliet
Proper noun
Geervliet n
- A city and former municipality of Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Geervlieter
- Geervliets
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “geervliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN