Riegel

See also: riegel

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːɡəl/

Proper noun

Riegel (plural Riegels)

1. A surname.
2. Riegel am Kaiserstuhl, a municipality in the district of Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Derived terms

• New Riegel
• Riegelsville

Related terms

• riegel

Anagrams

• Reigel, Reigle, Riegle, leiger, lieger, reigle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rigel, from Old High German rigil, of unclear derivation, either related to words like Reihe (Reige), Reck, regen, or borrowed from Latin rēgula. Cognate to Dutch richel, Vilamovian rejgel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːɡəl/, [ˈʁiː-], [ˈriː-], [-ɡl̩], [-ɡəl]

• Audio:

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Noun

Riegel m (strong, genitive Riegels, plural Riegel)

1. bolt; latch
2. short bar (e.g. of chocolate)

Declension

Declension of Riegel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Riegel	die	Riegel
genitive	eines	des	Riegels	der	Riegel
dative	einem	dem	Riegel	den	Riegeln
accusative	einen	den	Riegel	die	Riegel

Derived terms

• abriegeln
• aufriegeln
• Fruchtriegel (“fruit bar”)
• Holzriegel (“wooden bolt, wooden bar”)
• Metallriegel (“metal latch”)
• riegelartig
• riegelförmig
• Sperrriegel (“locking latch, locking bolt”)
• Schokoladenriegel, Schokoriegel (“chocolate bar, candy bar”)
• Torriegel (“gate latch, gate bolt”)
• Türriegel (“door bolt”)
• verriegeln

Descendants

• → English: riegel
• → Esperanto: rigli
• → Polish: rygiel

Further reading

• “Riegel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Riegel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Riegel” in Duden online
• Riegel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Riegel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.