Korteraar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as neder are in 1295-1296. Compound of Middle Dutch cort (“short”) and the hydronym Aar, for which see Ter Aar. The toponym contrasts with Langeraar.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Kor‧ter‧aar

Proper noun

Korteraar n

A village in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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