laars

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

• Rhymes: -aːrs

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Noun

laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje)

1. boot

Derived terms

• laarzeknecht m
• laarzen (verb)
• laarzenmaker m
• laarzenschacht m and f
• laarzentrekker m
• rijglaars
• rijlaars
• schijtlaars

Synonyms

• bot f (Flanders)

Verb

laars

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