Melle

See also: melle, mellé, mëllë, and mellé-

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Merle in 1704. Derived from a compound of meer (“pool”) or *mier (“swamp”) and lo (“light forest”). Compare Hooge Mierde, Lage Mierde and Mierlo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: Mel‧le
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Melle n

1. A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlə/

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Etymology 1

Noun

Melle f (genitive Melle, plural Mellen)

1. Obsolete form of Melde (“saltbush”)

Declension

Declension of Melle [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Melle	die	Mellen
genitive	einer	der	Melle	der	Mellen
dative	einer	der	Melle	den	Mellen
accusative	eine	die	Melle	die	Mellen

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Melle n (proper noun, genitive Melles or (optionally with an article) Melle)

1. A town in Osnabrück district, Lower Saxony, Germany, bordering Eastern Westphalia