Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as olis in 1482. Borrowed from West Frisian Teroele, a compound of te (at) and Old Frisian ôl (land next to water, humid low-lying land).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈu.lə/
  • Hyphenation: Ter‧oe‧le
  • Rhymes: -ulə

Proper noun

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Teroele n

  1. A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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