Ryssel

German

Alternative forms

  • Rissel, Rißel, Rysel, Ryßel

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Rys(s)el, whence also Dutch Rijsel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːsəl/, /ˈʁɪsəl/, (adapted to modern Dutch) /ˈʁɛɪ̯-/, /ˈʁaɪ̯-/, (spelling pronunciations) /ˈʁyː-/, /ˈʁʏ-/

Proper noun

Ryssel n (proper noun, genitive Ryssels or (optionally with an article) Ryssel)

  1. (obsolete) synonym of Lille (a city in France) [until early 20th c.]

Declension