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 Middle Dutch drecht (“ferry, watercourse”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Slie‧drecht

Proper noun

Sliedrecht n

  1. A village and municipality of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Baggerdorp (nickname)
    Meronym: Baanhoek

Derived terms
  • Sliedrechter
  • Sliedrechts

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