Oploo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Ploewwe (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as oploe in 1459. Compound of op (“upper, upstream”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔp.loː/
• Hyphenation: Op‧loo

Proper noun

Oploo n

1. A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Oplooër
• Oploos
• Oploo, Sint Anthonis en Ledeacker

References

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