Wiel

See also: wiel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as to weel. Borrowed from West Frisian It Wiel, derived in turn from Old Frisian wiel (“kolk lake, kolk pool”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋil/
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Hyphenation: Wiel
Rhymes: -il
Homophone: wiel

Proper noun

Wiel n

A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Alternative forms

Wiele

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German wiel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈviːl]

Noun

Wiel f (genitive Wiel, plural Wielen)

(obsolete, nautical) bundle of rope
- 1835, Eschels, Jens Jacob, Lebensbeschreibung eines alten Seemannes, Hamburg: Hammerich & Lesser, p. 29
  Nun arbeiteten die Zimmerleute drei Tage, den Schaden so weit wie möglich auszubessern, aber wir konnten mit dem Schiffe nicht im Eise bohren, sondern mußten vorsichtig im Eise segeln, und es wurde eine große Wiel von einem schweren Ankertaue gemacht, das in Enden getappt und in Fensterweite aneinander befestigt wurde.
  Now the carpenters were working for three days in order to mend the damage as much as possible, however, we couldn't drill with the ship into the ice but we had to sail carefully within the ice and a big bundle of rope was made from heavy anchor cable that was cut at the ends and fastened in the width of a window.

Declension

Declension of Wiel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wiel	die	Wielen
genitive	einer	der	Wiel	der	Wielen
dative	einer	der	Wiel	den	Wielen
accusative	eine	die	Wiel	die	Wielen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu. The expected form would be *Wuel; the umlaut is from the verb wielen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vie̯l/, [viə̯l]
Rhymes: -iəl

Noun

Wiel f (plural Wielen)

choice, selection
Synonym: Choix

Related terms

Wal
wielen
Wieler