Tiel

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Proper noun

[edit]

Tiel

  1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

[edit]

Dutch

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

First attested as dioli in 850-865. Etymology uncertain. Possibilities include a derivation from Middle Dutch tuyl (agricultural land) or from a term related to Middle Low German tûl (copse). Compare Thull, Tilburg, Tuil and Tull en 't Waal.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /til/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Proper noun

[edit]

Tiel n

  1. Tiel (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands)
    Synonym: Hotsjekkerstad (Carnival nickname)
    Meronyms: Bergakker, Drumpt, Kapel-Avezaath, Medel, Passewaaij, Wadenoijen, Zennewijnen

Derived terms

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “tiel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN