Sloterdijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sloterdam in 1395-1396. Compound of the toponym Sloten and Middle Dutch dyk (“levee”). The second element was originally dam (“dam”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌsloː.tərˈdɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Slo‧ter‧dijk

Proper noun edit

Sloterdijk n

A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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