Tungelroy

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Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as tungerlo in 1294. Compound of an unknown first element and lo (light forest). The element rode (land cleared of trees) was added at a later date. Compare Tongerlo and Tongeren.

See also Limburgish Tungelder.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʏ.ŋəlˌroːi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Tun‧gel‧roy

Proper noun

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Tungelroy n

  1. A village in Weert, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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