Triel

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtriːl/
• 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