Vlodrop
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as flothorp in 943. Compound of dialectal vlo (“stream, river”) and a metathised form of dorp (“village, settlement”). The interpration of the first element as Proto-Germanic *flôh- (“rocky layer”) is incorrect.
See also Limburgish Vlorp, Vlórp, Vloearep.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvloː.drɔp/
- Hyphenation: Vlo‧drop
Proper noun
Vlodrop n
- A village and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Vlodroppenaar
- Vlodrops
- Vlodrop-Station
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN