Edam

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See also: edam, édam, ēdam, and ēdām

English

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Etymology

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

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Edam

  1. A town in Holland
  2. Edam cheese.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Edam n

  1. A city in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname)

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References

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