Feminine
Weile
Meaning
while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)
Concepts
Synonyms
Zeitdauer
kurze Zeit
Zeitabstand
Zeitdifferenz
Zeitintervall
einen Augenblick
kurze Periode
einen Moment
für einige Zeit
Zeit lang
Translations
moment
rato
momento
momentje
estona
tempo
περίοδοςFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
rung
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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