Ool

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Ool n

  1. A village in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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

German Low German

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Noun

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Ool m (plural Olen)

  1. Alternative form of Aal

Noun

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Ool m (plural Ööle)

  1. (Paderbornisch) Alternative form of Aal

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ool m (nominative plural Eel or Ool)

  1. eel
    Meer hon en Ool gefang.
    We caught an eel.

Declension

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