Kassel

English

Alternative forms

• Cassel (dated, until 1928)

Etymology

From German Kassel, which see.

Proper noun

Kassel

1. An independent city in northern Hesse, central Germany
2. A rural district of Hesse, Germany.

Translations

city

• French: Cassel (fr)
• German: Kassel (de) n

Anagrams

• Saleks, slakes

German

Alternative forms

• Cassel (dated, until 1928)

Etymology

From Old High German Chassalla, Chassella. Either from Latin castellum or from a native Germanic compound whose second element is Proto-West Germanic *sali (“house, hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasəl/, [ˈka.sl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Kas‧sel

Proper noun

Kassel n (proper noun, genitive Kassels or (optionally with an article) Kassel)

1. Kassel (an independent city in northern Hesse, Germany)
2. A rural district of Hesse, surrounding but not including the city of Kassel, which nevertheless serves as its administrative seat