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