"loo" meaning in Dutch

See loo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /loː/ Forms: loo's [plural], loon [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: From Middle Dutch lôo, from Old Dutch lō, *lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz. Cognate with English lea and leigh. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lôo}} Middle Dutch lôo, {{inh|nl|odt|lō}} Old Dutch lō, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*lauh}} Proto-West Germanic *lauh, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*lauhaz}} Proto-Germanic *lauhaz, {{cog|en|lea}} English lea Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-'s|-|g2=f|pl2=loon}} loo n or f (plural loo's or loon)
  1. (historical, geography) a clearing in a forest Tags: feminine, historical, neuter Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-loo-nl-noun-nxYQsqKV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (historical, geography) a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings Tags: feminine, historical, neuter Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-loo-nl-noun-BptiPG8E Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lo Derived forms: Almelo, Ermelo, Hengelo, Het Loo, Twello, Venlo, Waterloo Related terms: Ansloo, Anslo [Oslo]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Almelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ermelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Hengelo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Het Loo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Twello"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Venlo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lôo",
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    },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lauhaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lea"
      },
      "expansion": "English lea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lôo, from Old Dutch lō, *lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz. Cognate with English lea and leigh.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "loo's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "-",
        "g2": "f",
        "pl2": "loon"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "loo"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ansloo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Oslo"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "english": "The high strips or places in or near the lower grounds naturally supported the woods and hence the loos, which could not extend beyond the swampy or often flooded lands.",
          "ref": "1906, Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, page 41:",
          "text": "De hooge strooken of plekken in of bij de lagere gronden droegen natuurlijk de bosschen en dus de loo's, die zich niet daarnaast over de drassige of dikwijls onder water staande landen konden uitbreiden.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a clearing in a forest"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "geography"
        ],
        [
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          "clearing"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, geography) a clearing in a forest"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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            "Earth sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He thinks that low has the meaning of: a bare, free and open plain, a reding, a place that arises when a loo is cut down.",
          "ref": "1930, Nomina geographica Neerlandica, page 9 & 10:",
          "text": "Deze meent, dat lage de beteekenis heeft van: een van houtgewas ontbloote, vrije en open vlakte, een roding, een plek, die ontstaat, wanneer een loo wordt omgehakt.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings"
      ],
      "id": "en-loo-nl-noun-BptiPG8E",
      "links": [
        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ],
        [
          "sandy",
          "sandy"
        ],
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ],
        [
          "clearing",
          "clearing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, geography) a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/loː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Loo"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loo"
}
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    "Dutch irregular nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oː"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Almelo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ermelo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hengelo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Het Loo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Twello"
    },
    {
      "word": "Venlo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waterloo"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "lôo"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*lauh"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lauh",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lauhaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lea"
      },
      "expansion": "English lea",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lôo, from Old Dutch lō, *lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz. Cognate with English lea and leigh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loo's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loon",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-'s",
        "3": "-",
        "g2": "f",
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      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "loo"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Ansloo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Oslo"
      ],
      "word": "Anslo"
    }
  ],
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        "Dutch terms with historical senses",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "nl:Geography"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The high strips or places in or near the lower grounds naturally supported the woods and hence the loos, which could not extend beyond the swampy or often flooded lands.",
          "ref": "1906, Tijdschrift van het Koninklijk Nederlandsch Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, page 41:",
          "text": "De hooge strooken of plekken in of bij de lagere gronden droegen natuurlijk de bosschen en dus de loo's, die zich niet daarnaast over de drassige of dikwijls onder water staande landen konden uitbreiden.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a clearing in a forest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "clearing",
          "clearing"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, geography) a clearing in a forest"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "nl:Geography"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He thinks that low has the meaning of: a bare, free and open plain, a reding, a place that arises when a loo is cut down.",
          "ref": "1930, Nomina geographica Neerlandica, page 9 & 10:",
          "text": "Deze meent, dat lage de beteekenis heeft van: een van houtgewas ontbloote, vrije en open vlakte, een roding, een plek, die ontstaat, wanneer een loo wordt omgehakt.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ],
        [
          "sandy",
          "sandy"
        ],
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ],
        [
          "clearing",
          "clearing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical, geography) a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/loː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Loo"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "lo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loo"
}

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