Edam

See also: edam, édam, ēdam, and ēdām

English

Etymology

Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːdæm/

Proper noun

Edam

  1. A town in Holland
  2. Edam cheese.

Translations
Edam cheese — see Edam cheese

Anagrams

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
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  • Hyphenation: Edam

Proper noun

Edam n

  1. 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
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