Marseille

English

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Marseille

1. Alternative spelling of Marseilles

Further reading

• Marseille, Marseilles at the Google Ngram Viewer.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarsɛj]

Proper noun

Marseille f

1. Marseilles (city)

Derived terms

• marseillský
• Marseillan

Further reading

• Template:R:KNLA
• Template:R:SSJC

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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:

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Proper noun

Marseille ?

1. Marseilles

Derived terms

• marseillais, Marseillais, Marseillaise
• La Marseillaise

Anagrams

• mésallier