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Elsloo
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Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) Potentially attested as elisla in 1002, attested with certainty as eleslo in 1111. Compound of nl odt elis alder, Alnus sp. and nl lo light forest. See also li Aelse.
(Friesland) First attested as elslo in 1405. Compound of nl dum els alder, Alnus sp. and nl lo light forest. See also fy Elslo and nds-nl Else.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛls.loː/
nl Els loo
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Stein p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Ooststellingwerf p/Friesland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Elsloër
References