Haors

See also: haors

Limburgish

Alternative forms
  • hôrs (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From earlier horst (“overgrown elevated place”),[1] from Proto-West Germanic *hursti, from Proto-Germanic *hurstiz. Compare Dutch Horst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɔːʁs/, [hɒːʁs]
  • Rhymes: -ɔːʁs

Proper noun

Haors n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

References
  1. van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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