laars
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje n)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- aan zijn laars lappen
- cowboylaars
- kaplaars
- laarzenknecht
- laarzen
- laarzenmaker
- laarzenschacht
- laarzentrekker
- laklaars
- lieslaars
- rijglaars
- rijlaars
- rubberlaars
- schijtlaars
- toneellaars
- vetlaars
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
laars
- inflection of laarzen: