Eersel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Eersel.

Proper noun

Eersel

1. A town and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Irsel (dialect form)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Eersele, from Old Dutch Ereslo (also Eresloch in a record from Echternach), a compound derived from Old Dutch *Ari (a personal name) and lō, the latter identical to modern lo (“light forest”). Compare Eerschot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːr.səl/

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• Hyphenation: Eer‧sel
• Rhymes: -eːrsəl

Proper noun

Eersel n

1. A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands

   Synonym: Buurtgat (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Bijsterveld, Boksheide, De Hees, De Hoef, Donk, Driehuis, Driehuizen, Duizel, Het Heike, Hoekdries, Hoogstraat, Knegsel, Kreiel, Maaskant, Meer, Meerven, Molenveld, Mosik, Mostheuvel, Rietven, Schadewijk, Sneidershoek, Spijkert, Steensel, Stevert, Stokkelen, Veneind, Vessem, Wintelre, Wolfshoek

Derived terms

• Eerselnaar
• Eersels

References

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