IJ
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English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) Y
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
IJ
- A lake (formerly a bay) adjoining the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- 1999, Geert Mak, translated by Philipp Blom, Amsterdam: A brief life of the city, Vintage, published 2001, page 9:
- Velsen, a considerable Roman garrison, was not far away; moreover, for centuries the windy IJ formed part of the northern border of the Roman Empire.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ahwō. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
IJ n
- the IJ
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: IJ