welcher

Meaning

Det

1. (interrogative) which; what
2. (literary,relative) which

Pron

1. (interrogative) which (one)
2. (literary,relative) that; which; who; whom

Concepts

which

what

who

which one

that

each

each of both

what kind of

that

anyhow

who

anyway

at any rate

eventually

ones

some

which way

which

Synonyms

welche

welches

der

wer

das

die

wie

was

welch

was für ein

dieser

jeder von beiden

jener

welcher von

dasjenige

solcher

damit

daß

den

denen

derer

derjenige

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diejenige

als

welchen

wen

woher

zu

was denn

Dialects

Fribourg

wa

Appenzell Innerrhoden

wo

Fribourg

wo

Zürich

wo

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛlçər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: welich

Inherited from Old High German: welih

Cognate with English: which

In summary

From Middle High German welich, from Old High German welih, wilih, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Compare English which.

Sentences

Welcher Bezirk ist das ?

Which district is this?

Auf welcher Rechtsgrundlage ist er gefangen genommen worden ?

On what legal basis was he captured?

Welcher Fluss fließt durch Kiel ?

Which river flows through Kiel?