Trier

See also: trier

English

Alternative forms

Triers (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.

Proper noun

Trier

A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the Moselle river.

Translations

city in Germany

Czech: Trevír (cs) m
French: Trèves (fr)
German: Trier (de) m
Italian: Treviri
Latin: Augusta Trēverōrum f

Lombard: Trevir
Luxembourgish: Tréier
Polish: Trewir (pl) m
Venetian: Trevere

Anagrams

Riter, Terri

German

Proper noun

Trier n (genitive Triers)

Trier (independent city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Derived terms

Trierer

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