Durgerdam

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Dutch

Zicht op een deel van Durgerdam.

Etymology

First attested as ydoringherdam in 1344. Compound of the toponym IJdoorn (a polder) suffixed with the collectivising suffix Middle Dutch -ing- and dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Dur‧ger‧dam

Proper noun

Durgerdam n

  1. A village and former municipality of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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

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