Langeraar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hoegher are in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch lang (“long, elogated”) and the hydronym Aar, for which see Ter Aar. The toponym contrasts with Korteraar.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Lan‧ger‧aar

Proper noun

Langeraar n

A village in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands
Synonym: Plassegat (Carnival nickname)

References

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