Etten-Leur

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Etten-Leur. === Proper noun === Etten-Leur A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. == Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of Etten +‎ Leur, the names of the villages that grew into the town. Etten is first attested as etthen in 1233. Leur is first attested as loersche vaart in 1405. Etten is of unknown etymology. Leur may be cognate with Middle Dutch lore (“worthless thing, rubbish”), here referring to the poor quality of the turf around the village. Compare for Etten Attelaken, Eethen and Etten. Compare for Leur Leur and Leurke. The municipality was formerly called Etten en Leur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛ.tə(n)ˈløːr/ Hyphenation: Et‧ten-Leur Rhymes: -øːr === Proper noun === Etten-Leur n a town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands Synonyms: Stijlorenrijk (Etten, Carnival nickname), 't Zwaajgat (Leur, Carnival nickname) Meronyms: Attelaken, Bankenstraat, Haansberg, Klappenberg, Wildert, Zandspui, Zwartenberg === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN