Edam
English edit
Etymology edit
Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Edam
- A town in Holland
- Edam cheese.
Translations edit
Edam cheese — see Edam cheese
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from aa (“watercourse, river”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Edam
Proper noun edit
Edam n
- A city in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname)