Middelaar
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Middelar (dialect spelling)
Etymology
First attested as middelaer in 1327. Compound of middel (“middle”) or midde- and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.dəˌlaːr/
- Hyphenation: Mid‧de‧laar
- Homophone: middelaar
Proper noun
Middelaar n
- A village in Mook en Middelaar, Limburg, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Krölstarteriek (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
- Middelaarder
- Mook en Middelaar
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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