Sint-Michielsgestel
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Dutch Sint-Michielsgestel.
=== Proper noun ===
Sint-Michielsgestel
A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
== Dutch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
Gèssel (dialect form)
=== Etymology ===
Potentially attested as gestele around 1173, attested with certainty as gestele in 1305. Compound of the name of Saint Michael and the common toponymic element gastel (“inn, guesthouse”). Named after a local church dedicated to the saint.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌsɪnt miˌxilsˈɣɛs.təl/
Hyphenation: Sint-‧Mi‧chiels‧ges‧tel
Rhymes: -ɛstəl
=== Proper noun ===
Sint-Michielsgestel n
a village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands
Synonym: Bokkendonk (Carnival nickname)
Meronyms: Beekveld, Berlicum, Besselaar, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaert, Den Dungen, Doornhoek, Gemonde, Haanwijk, Halder, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Horzik, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, Middelrode, Nijvelaar, Plein, Poeldonk, Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wamberg, Wielsche Hoeven, Woud
==== Derived terms ====
Sint-Michielsgestels
=== References ===
van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN