Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Slickendam in 1575. Compound of the plural form of Middle Dutch slyck (peat dredgings) and dam (dam).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Slik‧ken‧dam

Proper noun edit

Slikkendam n

  1. A hamlet in Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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