Luissel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lucel in 1293. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch luusch (“great manna grass, Glyceria maxima”) and lo (“light forest, pool in a forest or heath”). Compare Liessel.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈlœy̯.səl/
Hyphenation: Luis‧sel
Rhymes: -œy̯səl

Proper noun edit

Luissel n

A hamlet in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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