erwählen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word erwählen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word erwählen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say erwählen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word erwählen you have here. The definition of the word erwählen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oferwählen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Erwählen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erweln, erwellen, from Old High German irwellen. Equivalent to er- +‎ wählen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːlən/, (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːlən/, (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːlɛn/, (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: er‧wäh‧len
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

erwählen (weak, third-person singular present erwählt, past tense erwählte, past participle erwählt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to choose, to select
  2. (transitive) to elect

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • erwählen” in Duden online
  • erwählen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache