Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in middelare in 1298-1304. Compound of mid (mid-, middle) and the dative plural form of Old Dutch lar (intensively cultivated forest, forest pasture).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Midloarn.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɪtˈlaː.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Mid‧la‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Proper noun edit

Midlaren n

  1. A village in Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN