Poortvliet
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as portfliet in 1200. Compound of Middle Dutch port (“harbour, storage yard, city”) and vliet (“running watercourse”).
See also Zealandic Poôfliet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpoːrt.vlit/
- Hyphenation: Poort‧vliet
Proper noun
Poortvliet n
- A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Poortvlietenaar
- Poortvliets
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “poortvliet”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN