Gassel

Dutch

Alternative forms

Gààsel (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as gassel in 1306. Likely a compound of Old Dutch gast (“guest”) and sale (“hall”), here referring to an inn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑ.səl/
Hyphenation: Gas‧sel
Rhymes: -ɑsəl

Proper noun

Gassel n

A village and former municipality of Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Ezelrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

Gasselnaar
Gassels
Nieuw-Gassel

References

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

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