Grijssloot

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Grysloot around 1660. Compound of grijs (“grey”) and sloot (“ditch”). The toponym allegedly derives from the presence of a Cistercian chapel near the future settlement. Compare Schiermonnikoog and Wittewierum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɛi̯(s).sloːt/
Hyphenation: Grijs‧sloot

Proper noun

Grijssloot n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN