Sliedrecht
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Slierech (dialect form)
Etymology edit
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 edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Slie‧drecht
Proper noun edit
Sliedrecht n
- A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Baggerdorp (nickname)
- Meronym: Baanhoek