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German
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
Weile f (genitive Weile, plural Weilen, diminutive Weilchen n)
- while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)
Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren?- Would you let me ride it for a while?
Usage notes
The plural is rarely used.
Declension
Further reading
- “Weile” in Duden online
- “Weile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache