Thriller

See also: thriller

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English thriller.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθʁɪlɐ/ (official standard, but not all too frequent)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈsʁɪlɐ/ (most common Germanised pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /ˈsɹɪlɐ/, /ˈθɹɪlɐ/ (many speakers, approximating English pronunciation)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɪlɐ/ (dated; still used humorously)

Noun

Thriller m (strong, genitive Thrillers, plural Thriller)

1. thriller (suspenseful movie or book)

   Synonym: Reißer

2. (sometimes) thriller (an exciting occurrence, e.g. a tight sports match)

Declension

Declension of Thriller [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Thriller	die	Thriller
genitive	eines	des	Thrillers	der	Thriller
dative	einem	dem	Thriller	den	Thrillern
accusative	einen	den	Thriller	die	Thriller

Further reading

• “Thriller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Thriller” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Thriller” in Duden online
• Thriller on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de