Triangel

See also: triangel

German

Etymology

From Latin triangulum. Compare Middle High German drīangel (“triangle”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Triangel (standard or colloquial) f (genitive Triangel, plural Triangeln) or
Triangel (standard or in technical usage) m or (standard especially in Austria) n (strong, genitive Triangels, plural Triangel)

1. (music) triangle
2. (colloquial) triangular tear in clothing

Usage notes

• Triangel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.

Declension

Declension of Triangel [feminine (standard or colloquial)]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Triangel	die	Triangeln
genitive	einer	der	Triangel	der	Triangeln
dative	einer	der	Triangel	den	Triangeln
accusative	eine	die	Triangel	die	Triangeln

Declension of Triangel [masculine (standard or in technical usage) // neuter (standard especially in Austria), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Triangel	die	Triangel
genitive	eines	des	Triangels	der	Triangel
dative	einem	dem	Triangel	den	Triangeln
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Triangel	die	Triangel

Noun

Triangel m or n (strong, genitive Triangels, plural Triangel)

1. (geometry, obsolete) triangle, trigon

   Hyponym: Rektangel

Declension

Declension of Triangel [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Triangel	die	Triangel
genitive	eines	des	Triangels	der	Triangel
dative	einem	dem	Triangel	den	Triangeln
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Triangel	die	Triangel

Further reading

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