riell

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rīvellus, diminutive of rīvus (“small stream”). In the “rail” sense a re-borrowing of Spanish riel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [riˈeʎ]

Noun

riell m (plural riells)

1. trickle

   Synonym: regalim

2. bar (especially of metal), ingot
3. (railways) rail

   Synonym: rail

Derived terms

• riellera

Related terms

• riu

Further reading

• “riell” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “riell”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007