Almelo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Almelo.

Proper noun

Almelo

  1. A city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as almelo in 1157. Likely a compound of Proto-Germanic *alma- (“elm, Ulmus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.məˌloː/
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Proper noun

Almelo n

  1. Almelo (a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands)
    Meronyms: Aadorp, Bavinkel, Bornerbroek, Tusveld

Derived terms

References

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