laar

See also: Laar, láar, and lår

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch laer, from Old Dutch *lāri, from Proto-Germanic *lēziz, *lēzijaz. Cognate with German leer, obsolete English lere.

Adjective

laar (comparative laarder, superlative laarst)

1. (obsolete) empty

Inflection

Declension of laar
uninflected	laar
inflected	lare
comparative	laarder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		laar	laarder	het laarst het laarste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lare	laardere	laarste
	n. sing.	laar	laarder	laarste
	plural	lare	laardere	laarste
definite		lare	laardere	laarste
partitive		laars	laarders	—

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch laer, from Old Dutch lār, hlār (only in place names), from Proto-Germanic *hlēraz or *hlēzaz. The etymology is unclear, and the word is rare in the languages where it is found, in any case. Cognate with Old Saxon hlār, Old High German hlār, both only on place names.

Noun

laar n (plural laren, diminutive laartje n)

1. (obsolete) open space in a forest

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish laari, Russian ларь (larʹ), of unknown origin. Doublet of .

Noun

1. Box.