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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as MEELE (DE) in 1846. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon medel (“common windgrass, Apera spica-venti”), often used metonymically to refer to an uncultivated field covered with the plant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈmeː.lə/
- Hyphenation: De Mee‧le
- Rhymes: -eːlə
Proper noun
De Meele n
- A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN