Almelo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Almelo.

Proper noun

Almelo

1. A city and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.

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

References

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