vlo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• vloo (archaic)
• vlooi (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlô, from Old Dutch *flō, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *plówkos, a variant of *plúsis (“flea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vloː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: vlo
• Rhymes: -oː

Noun

vlo f (plural vlooien, diminutive vlooitje n or vlootje n)

1. a flea, insect of the order Siphonaptera

Derived terms

• sneeuwvlo
• vlooienband
• vlooiencircus
• vlooienmarkt
• watervlo
• zandvlo

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vlooi

Anagrams

• OLV, olv, vol

Middle English

Noun

vlo

1. alternative form of flo