Hillesluis
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Hillesluisdijk in 1845. Compound of the name of the polder Hille (derived from hil (“hill, elevated place”)) and sluis (“sluice, lock”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hil‧le‧sluis
Proper noun
Hillesluis n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hillesluizenaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hillesluis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN