Ellertshaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ELDERSHAAR in 1851. Compound of dialectal elder (“alder, Alnus sp.”) and haar (“sandy ridge”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Ellertshaor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lərtsˌɦaːr/
• Hyphenation: El‧lerts‧haar

Proper noun

Ellertshaar n

1. A hamlet in Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

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