laars

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /laːrs/ Hyphenation: laars Rhymes: -aːrs === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch leerse, laerse, from syncope of unattested *lederse, contracted from *lederhose, from leder + hose. Compare German Lederhose (from which is borrowed the doublet lederhose), where no contraction occurred. ==== Noun ==== laars f (plural laarzen, diminutive laarsje n) boot ===== Synonyms ===== bot (Flanders) stevel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: laars → Kari'na: rarsy → Papiamentu: lars, lers, leers === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== laars inflection of laarzen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative