Buiksloot

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Bukesloot in 1544. Compound of Middle Dutch Buke (a personal name) or boeke (“beech, Fagus sylvatica”) and sloot (“ditch”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbœy̯k.sloːt/
  • Hyphenation: Buik‧sloot

Proper noun

Buiksloot n

  1. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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