Heers

See also: heers

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as herle in the first quarter of the 13th century. Potentially derived from a diminutive form of haar (“sandy ridge”), which derives from Proto-Germanic *harugaz (“grove, sanctuary, halidom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦeːrs/
  • Hyphenation: Heers
  • Rhymes: -eːrs

Proper noun

Heers n

  1. a hamlet in Veldhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Heers

  1. genitive singular of Heer
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.