Pieterzijl
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Pieters Zijl in 1781. Compound of Pieter (“a personal name”) and zijl (“discharge sluice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.tərˌzɛi̯l/
- Hyphenation: Pie‧ter‧zijl
Proper noun
Pieterzijl n
- A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN