Groenlo

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gronlo in 1188. Compound of Old Dutch grôn (“green”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Grolloo and Rolde.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Grolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrun.loː/

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• Hyphenation: Groen‧lo

Proper noun

Groenlo n

1. A city and former municipality of Oost Gelre, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Groenloër
• Groenlos

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “groenlo”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN