Laarakkers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in lare in 1181. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”). The element Laar refers to a former estate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːˌrɑ.kərs/
  • Hyphenation: Laar‧ak‧kers

Proper noun

Laarakkers n

  1. A neighbourhood of Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “laarakkers”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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