Sliedrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Slierech (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as overslydrecht in 1203. Potentially a compound of the hydronym *Slie (perhaps cognate to slijk (“sludge, mud”) or slijm (“slime”)) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Slie‧drecht

Proper noun

Sliedrecht n

1. A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Baggerdorp (nickname)

   Meronym: Baanhoek

Derived terms

• Sliedrechter
• Sliedrechts

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “sliedrecht”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN