Almelo
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
- Almelo (a city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: Aadorp, Bavinkel, Bornerbroek, Tusveld
Derived terms
- Almeloër
- Almelos
- Ambt Almelo
- Stad Almelo
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “almelo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN