Houwerzijl
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as howersyle in 1347. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym Houw and zijl (“discharge sluice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɦɑu̯.ərˈzɛi̯l/
- Hyphenation: Hou‧wer‧zijl
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
Proper noun
Houwerzijl n
- A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN