Macharen
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Machere (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
First attested as machera in 1107. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch *mak (“fitting, well-positioned”) and the dative plural form of haar (“sandy ridge”). An alternative hypothesis posits a connection with Vulgar Latin maceria (“rubble, ruins”). Compare Machern.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Macharen n
- A village in Oss, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Kiepenrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːrən
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːrən/3 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in North Brabant, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands