Sliedrecht

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Slierech (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as overslydrecht in 1203. Potentially a compound of the hydronym *Slie (perhaps cognate to slijk (“sludge, mud”) or slijm (“slime”)) and -drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Slie‧drecht

Proper noun

Sliedrecht n

  1. a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Baggerdorp (nickname)
    Meronym: Baanhoek

Derived terms

  • Sliedrechter
  • Sliedrechts

References

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