Eede
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as con apelle ee in 1279. Derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Middle Dutch aa (“body of water, river”). The -d- is a hypercorrection. Compare Ede, Een and Oud-Ade.
See also Zealandic Djì, Dêê.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.də/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ee‧de
- Rhymes: -eːdə
- Homophone: Ede
Proper noun
Eede n
- A village and former municipality of Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Eedenaar
- Eedes
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “eede”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN