Eede

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as con apelle ee in 1279. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Middle Dutch aa (“body of water, river”). The -d- is a hypercorrection. Compare Ede, Een and Oud-Ade.

See also Zealandic Djì, Dêê.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.də/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ee‧de
  • Rhymes: -eːdə
  • Homophone: Ede

Proper noun

Eede n

  1. A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Eedenaar
  • Eedes

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