vlo
Dutch
Alternative forms
- vloo (archaic)
- vlooi (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vlô, from Old Dutch *flō, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vloː/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: vlo
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun
vlo f (plural vlooien, diminutive vlooitje n or vlootje n)
- A flea, insect of the order Siphonaptera.
Derived terms
- sneeuwvlo
- vlooienband
- vlooiencircus
- vlooienmarkt
- watervlo
- zandvlo
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlooi
Middle English
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