Ziel
See also: ziel
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-West Germanic *til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą. Cognate to Old English til.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsiːl/
- Rhymes: -iːl
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Noun
Ziel n (strong, genitive Zieles or Ziels, plural Ziele)
- target
- goal (not in football, see Tor)
- aim
- purpose
Declension
Declension of Ziel [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Ziel | die | Ziele |
genitive | eines | des | Zieles, Ziels | der | Ziele |
dative | einem | dem | Ziel, Ziele1 | den | Zielen |
accusative | ein | das | Ziel | die | Ziele |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Endziel
- Reiseziel
- Zielfunktion
Related terms
- ins Ziel gehen
- zielen
- Zielgerade
- zielgerichtet
- Zielgruppe
- ziellos
- Zielort
- Zielperson
- Zielscheibe
- Zielsetzung
- zielstrebig
Descendants
- → Czech: cíl
- → Serbo-Croatian: cilj
- → Slovene: cilj
Further reading
- “Ziel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Ziel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Ziel” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic *tilą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡siːl/
Noun
Ziel m (plural Ziel)
- goal
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary