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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