Flevo

English

Proper noun

Flevo

  1. (historical) A lake in what is now the Netherlands, known in Roman times.
    Synonym: Lake Flevo

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Flēvō, a lake or inland sea near or identical to the Zuiderzee, mentioned by Pomponius Mela in De chorographia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfleː.voː/

Proper noun

Flevo ?

  1. (historical) Flevo (lake in what is now the Netherlands, known in Roman times)
    Synonym: Flevomeer

Usage notes

  • This word is not commonly used to refer to the lake; the form Flevomeer is generally encountered (although "het meer Flevo" is found in some texts). This non-compounded form, however, is commonly used to form new compounds referring to the lake or to the province of Flevoland which is named after the lake.

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Flēvō ?

  1. (hapax legomenon) Flevo, a lake in what is now the Netherlands.

Descendants

  • Dutch: Flevo, Flevoland

Proper noun

Flēvō

  1. dative/ablative singular of Flēvum