Slikkerveer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slykerveerstal and slyckerveerstal in 1423 and 1424. Compound of the toponym *Slijk (derived from Middle Dutch slyc (“mud, sludge”)) and veerstal (“ferry”), later reduced to veer (“ferry”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Slik‧ker‧veer

Proper noun

Slikkerveer n

1. A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Slikkerveerder
• Slikkerveers

References

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