laars

See also: Laars and lårs

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [laːrs]
Rhymes: -aːrs
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Noun

laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje n)

boot

Synonyms

bot f (Flanders)
stevel

Derived terms

laarzenknecht m
laarzen (verb)
laarzenmaker m
laarzenschacht m or f
laarzentrekker m
rijglaars
rijlaars
schijtlaars
toneellaars f

Verb

laars

first-person singular present indicative of laarzen
imperative of laarzen

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