Hasselt

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Belgium) From the root of hazel (“hazel”).
  • (Overijssel) First attested as haslet in 1227. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-. See also Dutch Low Saxon Asselt.
  • (Dutch Limburg) First attested in 1326 as hasselt. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as die hasselt in 1382. Derived from Proto-Germanic *haslaz (“hazel, Corylus avellana”) or *hasala suffixed with the collectivising suffix *-uþi-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.səlt/
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  • Hyphenation: Has‧selt
  • Rhymes: -ɑsəlt

Proper noun

Hasselt n

  1. The capital city of Limburg, Belgium.
  2. A city and former municipality of Zwartewaterland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
  3. A hamlet in Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.
  4. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hasselt”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
  • "Hasselt" du dictionnaire des noms de lieux par Louis Deroy et Marianne Mullon, Usuels Robert, 1992
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