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)

  1. target
  2. goal (not in football, see Tor)
  3. aim
  4. purpose
  5. destination

Declension
Declension of Ziel [neuter, strong]
singular plural
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 rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: cél
  • → Serbo-Croatian: cilj
  • → Slovak: cieľ
  • → 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)

  1. goal

Further reading
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