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English
Etymology
Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Edam
- A town in Holland
- Edam cheese.
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from aa (“watercourse, river”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Edam n
- A city in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “edam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN