Marseille

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪ/, /mɑː(ɹ)ˈseɪl/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Proper noun

Marseille

1. Alternative spelling of Marseilles, the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Further reading

• Marseille, Marseilles at Google Ngram Viewer

---

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarsɛj]

Proper noun

Marseille f

1. Marseilles (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Derived terms

• marseillský
• Marseillan

Further reading

• Marseille in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• Marseille in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

---

French

Etymology

From the Latin Massilia, Marsilia, Massalia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), possibly an Ancient Ligurian toponym or perhaps from Ancient Greek μάσσων (mássōn) "further" + ἅλς (háls) “sea”, i.e. “(city) on far end of the sea” cf. Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.sɛj/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Marseille ?

1. Marseilles (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Derived terms

• marseillais, Marseillais, Marseillaise
• La Marseillaise

Anagrams

• mésallier

---

German

Proper noun

Marseille f (genitive Marseille)

1. Marseilles (the capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁˈsɛːj/