Tiel

Tiel

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

• -lite, IELT, lite, teil, tile

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.

• IPA^(key): /til/

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• Hyphenation: Tiel
• Rhymes: -il

Tiel n

1. Tiel (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Hotsjekkerstad (Carnival nickname)

   Meronyms: Bergakker, Drumpt, Kapel-Avezaath, Medel, Passewaaij, Wadenoijen, Zennewijnen

• Tielenaar
• Tiels
• Tielerwaard

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