Feminine

Weile

Meaning

while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

Concepts

a little while

a minute

it’s been a long time

for a while

Frequency

A2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rung

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wyyl

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪ̯lə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

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