Schoonloo
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as sconelo in 1328. Likely a compound of schoon (“clean, free of weeds”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Schandelen and Schandelo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxoːn.loː/
- Hyphenation: Schoon‧loo
Proper noun
Schoonloo n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN