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
- A neighbourhood of Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “laarakkers”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN