Edam

See also: edam, édam, ēdam, and ēdām

English

Etymology

Literally "the dam on the river Ye", and the river name literally means "river"; see ea.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈiːdæm/

Proper noun

Edam

1. A town in Holland
2. Edam cheese.

Translations

Edam cheese — see Edam cheese

Anagrams

• ADEM, ADME, Adem, Dame, MEDA, Mead, dame, made, mead

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as aedamme in 1342-1343. Compound of the hydronym Ee (derived from aa (“watercourse, river”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Edam

Proper noun

Edam n

1. A city in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Sufbrugge (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Edammer
• Edams
• Edam-Volendam

References

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