Ool

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ool"

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ole between 1294 and 1295. Derived from ool (“land next to water, humid low-lying land”), an obsolete derivative of Proto-West Germanic *auwju (“floodplain, meadow”).

See also Limburgish Oeal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːl/
• Hyphenation: Ool
• Rhymes: -oːl

Proper noun

Ool n

1. A village in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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

German Low German

Noun

Ool m (plural Olen)

1. Alternative form of Aal

Noun

Ool m (plural Ööle)

1. (Paderbornisch) Alternative form of Aal

References

• Niu lustert mol! Plattdeutsche Erzählungen und Anekdoten im Paderborner Dialekt. Aus dem Leben gegriffen und niedergeschrieben von einem Sohne der rothen Erde. Nebst einer Zugabe von plattdeutschen Gedichten, Celle, 1870, p. 6f.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German āl, from Old High German āl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːl/

Noun

Ool m (plural Eel or Ool)

1. eel

   Meer hon en Ool gefang.

   We caught an eel.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary