Slikkerveer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as slykerveerstal and slyckerveerstal in 1423 and 1424. Compound of the toponym *Slijk (derived from Middle Dutch slyc (“mud, sludge”)) and veerstal (“ferry”), later reduced to veer (“ferry”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Slik‧ker‧veer

Proper noun

Slikkerveer n

  1. a village in Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Slikkerveerder
  • Slikkerveers

References

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