Eldersloo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heilerslo in 1302. Presumably a compound of Middle Dutch elre (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.dərsˌloː/
  • Hyphenation: El‧ders‧loo

Proper noun

Eldersloo n

  1. A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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