Aalsmeer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Aalsmeer. === Proper noun === Aalsmeer A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as alsmaer in the 12th century. Compound of an unclear first element and Middle Dutch meere (“pool”) or mare (“watercourse”). The first element may be Middle Dutch Al (a personal name), als (“alder, Alnus sp.”) or Proto-Germanic *alha- (“moose, Alces alces”). The first element is not derived from alles (“all”) or aal (“eel, Anguilla anguilla”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːlsˈmeːr/ Hyphenation: Aals‧meer Rhymes: -eːr === Proper noun === Aalsmeer n Aalsmeer (a village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands) Meronyms: Calslagen, Kudelstaart, Oosteinde, Vrouwentroost ==== Derived terms ==== Aalsmeerder Aalsmeers Aalsmeerderbrug === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Aalsmeer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN