loo

Meaning

1. (feminine, historical, neuter, no-diminutive) a clearing in a forest
2. (feminine, historical, neuter, no-diminutive) a forest on sandy soil with (many) clearings

Concepts

clearing

glade

grove

Synonyms

laar

tra

gaarde

Translations

radura

clareira

claro

Lichtung

clairière

ξέφωτο

σύδεντρο

bosquet

piantagione

boschetto

bosque

Pronounced as (IPA)

/loː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lôo

Inherited from Old Dutch: lō

Cognate with English: lea

In summary

From Middle Dutch lôo, from Old Dutch *lō, *lōh, from Proto-West Germanic *lauh, from Proto-Germanic *lauhaz. Cognate with English lea and leigh.