laars
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
NounEdit
laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje n)
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- aan zijn laars lappen
- cowboylaars
- kaplaars
- laarzenknecht
- laarzen
- laarzenmaker
- laarzenschacht
- laarzentrekker
- laklaars
- lieslaars
- rijglaars
- rijlaars
- rubberlaars
- schijtlaars
- toneellaars
- vetlaars
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
laars