Laarstraat

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as in de Laerstrate in 1624. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and either straat (“street”) or stroet (“marshy place overgrown with brushwood”). Compare Geerstraat.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlaːr.straːt/
Hyphenation: Laar‧straat

Proper noun edit

Laarstraat n

A hamlet in Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References edit

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