laars

See also: Laars and lårs

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /laːrs/, [laːrs]
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Hyphenation: laars
Rhymes: -aːrs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch leerse, laerse, from syncope of unattested *lederse, contracted from *lederhose, from leder + hose. Compare German Lederhose (from which Dutch lederhose), where no contraction occurred.

Noun

laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje n)

boot

Synonyms

bot (Flanders)
stevel

Derived terms

aan zijn laars lappen
cowboylaars
kaplaars
laarzenknecht
laarzen
laarzenmaker
laarzenschacht
laarzentrekker
laklaars
lieslaars
rijglaars
rijlaars
rubberlaars
schijtlaars
toneellaars
vetlaars

Descendants

Negerhollands: laars
→ Kari'na: rarsy
→ Papiamentu: lars, lers, leers

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

laars

inflection of laarzen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

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