Ool
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ole between 1294 and 1295. Derived from ool (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”), an obsolete derivative of Proto-West Germanic *auwju (“floodplain, meadow”).
See also Limburgish Oeal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːl/
- Hyphenation: Ool
- Rhymes: -oːl
Proper noun
Ool n
- A village in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German Low German
Noun
Ool m (plural Olen)
- Alternative form of Aal
Noun
Ool m (plural Ööle)
- (Paderbornisch) Alternative form of Aal
References
- Niu lustert mol! Plattdeutsche Erzählungen und Anekdoten im Paderborner Dialekt. Aus dem Leben gegriffen und niedergeschrieben von einem Sohne der rothen Erde. Nebst einer Zugabe von plattdeutschen Gedichten, Celle, 1870, p. 6f.
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oːl/
Noun
Ool m (plural Eel or Ool)
- eel
- Meer hon en Ool gefang.
- We caught an eel.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary