Edam
See also: edam, édam, ēdam, and ēdām
English
Etymology
Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːdæm/
Proper noun
Edam
- A town in Holland
- Edam cheese.
Translations
Edam cheese — see Edam cheese
Anagrams
- ADEM, ADME, Adem, Dame, MEDA, Mead, dame, made, mead
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from aa (“watercourse, river”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Edam
Proper noun
Edam n
- A city in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Edammer
- Edams
- Edam-Volendam
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “edam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN