Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as sameslath in 1163. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Dutch slaht (levee, dammed-in area). The first element may be (cognate with) Old Dutch same (seed, wheat).

See also Zealandic Zaomslag, Zaemslag.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaːm.slɑx/
  • Hyphenation: Zaam‧slag

Proper noun edit

Zaamslag n

  1. A village and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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