Laarakkers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in lare in 1181. Compound of laar (“intensively cultivated forest”) and the plural form of akker (“farmland”). The element Laar refers to a former estate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːˌrɑ.kərs/
• Hyphenation: Laar‧ak‧kers

Proper noun

Laarakkers n

1. A neighbourhood of Ommen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “laarakkers”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN