Amsterdams pond

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Amsterdams (“from Amsterdam”) +‎ pond (“pound”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === Amsterdams pond n (plural Amsterdamse ponden, diminutive Amsterdams pondje n) (obsolete) Amsterdam pound: one of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms