Tregelaar

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as tregelaer in 1311. Compound of an unclear first element and laar (“intensively cultivated forest”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Medieval Latin tregula (“fencing”), Middle Dutch trege (“slow, languid”), Middle Dutch tregen (“to sadden”), Middle Dutch regel (“barrier”) and dialectal reen (“boundary line”). None of these interpretations match the oldest attestation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtreː.ɣəˌlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: Tre‧ge‧laar

Proper noun

Tregelaar n

  1. a hamlet in Oirschot, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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