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

1. 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