Mossel

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Bronckhorst) First attested as mossele in 1394. Derived from Middle Dutch morsch (“swampland”) with an -l suffix.
  • (Ede) First attested as in den morsschel in 1476. Derived from Middle Dutch morsch (“swampland”) with an -l suffix.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.səl/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mos‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɔsəl
  • Homophone: mossel

Proper noun

Mossel n

  1. A hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.