Slikkendam

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Slickendam in 1575. Compound of the plural form of Middle Dutch slyck (“peat dredgings”) and dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Slik‧ken‧dam

Proper noun

Slikkendam n

1. A hamlet in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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