Buiksloot

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Bukesloot in 1544. Compound of Middle Dutch Buke (“a personal name”) or boeke (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and sloot (“ditch”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯k.sloːt/
Hyphenation: Buik‧sloot

Proper noun edit

Buiksloot n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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