Lemele

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lemelo in 1381-1383. Compound of Middle Dutch leem (“clay, loam”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleː.mə.lə/
• Hyphenation: Le‧me‧le
• Rhymes: -eːmələ

Proper noun

Lemele n

1. A village in Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Lemelenaar
• Lemeler
• Lemelerveld

References

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