sluis

Meaning

sluizen

Synonyms

sassluis

schutsluis

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/slœy̯s/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch sluse, from Old Dutch slūsa, from Late Latin exclūsa, sclūsa (“sluice”), from exclūsus, form of exclūdō (“I shut out, I exclude”). Cognate to English sluice.

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