Triel

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtriːl/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

From Middle High German triel, from Proto-Germanic *treulaz. Like German trýni (“snout”), derived from an extended form of Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, divide, split”).

Noun

Triel m (strong, genitive Trieles or Triels, plural Triele)

  1. (dialectal, Southern Germany) mouth
    Synonyms: Mund, Maul
Derived terms
  • trielen

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

Triel m (strong, genitive Trieles or Triels, plural Triele)

  1. A stone-curlew, particularly the Eurasian stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus).

Declension

Declension of Triel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Triel die Triele
genitive eines des Trieles, Triels der Triele
dative einem dem Triel, Triele1 den Trielen
accusative einen den Triel die Triele

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Triel” in Duden online
  • “Triel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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