Celle

See also: celle

English

Proper noun

Celle

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Kiellu (“settlement by the river”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛlə/
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  • Homophone: Zelle
  • Hyphenation: Cel‧le

Proper noun

Celle n (proper noun, genitive Celles or (optionally with an article) Celle)

  1. Celle (a town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany)

References
  • Adolf Bach: Deutsche Namenkunde. Band II: Die deutschen Ortsnamen. Teilband 1: Einleitung. Zur Laut- und Formenlehre, zur Satzfügung, Wortbildung und -bedeutung der deutschen Ortsnamen. Winter, Heidelberg 1953, S. 36.
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