Middelbeers

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as berses in 1207. Compound of middel (“middle, mid-”) and a Germanic term cognate to or directly derived from Latin bersa (“enclosed hunting grounds”). The element middel was added to distinguish the settlement from Oostelbeers and Westelbeers. Compare Bears, Beers, Beersdonk, Beerze and Besselaar.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.dəlˌbeːrs/
Hyphenation: Mid‧del‧beers

Proper noun edit

Middelbeers n

A village in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Strijkersgat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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