Ilpendam
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Illiperdam (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as ypeldamme in 1408. Compound of the hydronym Ilp and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪl.pə(n)ˈdɑm/
- Hyphenation: Il‧pen‧dam
Proper noun
Ilpendam n
- A village and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Ilpendammer
- Ilpendams
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “ilpendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN