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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in uttarlo in 838. Etymology uncertain. Potentially a compound of otter (“otter, Lutra lutra”) and lo (“pool”), although it is strange that a location in the forested and arid Veluwe would be named after an aquatic mammal. A reinterpration of the first element as Old Dutch Authari (“a personal name”) is problematic as the initial element lacks a genetive case ending in the oldest attestations.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.tərˌloː/
- Hyphenation: Ot‧ter‧lo
Proper noun
Otterlo n
- A village and former municipality of Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN