Ellertshaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ELDERSHAAR in 1851. Compound of dialectal elder (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and haar (“sandy ridge”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ellertshaor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lərtsˌɦaːr/
  • Hyphenation: El‧lerts‧haar

Proper noun

Ellertshaar n

  1. a hamlet in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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