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

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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