Flevo
English
Proper noun
Flevo
- (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 ?
- (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
- Flevomeer on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɫeː.woː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈflɛː.vo]
Proper noun
Flēvō ?
- (hapax legomenon) Flevo, a lake in what is now the Netherlands.
Descendants
Proper noun
Flēvō
- dative/ablative singular of Flēvum