"welcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-welcher.ogg Forms: welchers [plural]
Etymology: From welch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|welch|er}} welch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} welcher (plural welchers)
  1. One who welches. Translations (Translations): maksamatta jättäjä (Finnish), Spitzbube [dated, masculine] (German), Gauner [masculine] (German), Zechpreller [masculine] (German), Schwindler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-welcher-en-noun-eQUO0WEj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 39 0 0 0 2 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 30 0 0 0 1 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 67 33
  2. (British, offensive slang) A Welshman or person of Welsh descent. Tags: British, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-welcher-en-noun-Mkb2xau9 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 39 0 0 0 2 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: welsher [UK]

Determiner [German]

IPA: /ˈvɛlçər/, [ˈvɛl.çɐ], [ˈvɛʎ-], [ˈvɛɪ̯-], [ʋ-] Audio: De-welcher.ogg , De-welcher2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German welich, from Old High German welih, wilih, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Compare English which. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|welich}} Middle High German welich, {{inh|de|goh|welih}} Old High German welih, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwilīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz, {{cog|en|which}} English which Head templates: {{head|de|determiner}} welcher
  1. (interrogative) which; what Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-welcher-de-det-1ewFw-7t
  2. (relative, literary) which Tags: literary, relative
    Sense id: en-welcher-de-det-d7wGxV0p

Pronoun [German]

IPA: /ˈvɛlçər/, [ˈvɛl.çɐ], [ˈvɛʎ-], [ˈvɛɪ̯-], [ʋ-] Audio: De-welcher.ogg , De-welcher2.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German welich, from Old High German welih, wilih, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz. Compare English which. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|welich}} Middle High German welich, {{inh|de|goh|welih}} Old High German welih, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwilīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz, {{cog|en|which}} English which Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun}} welcher Inflection templates: {{de-decl-pronoun|welcher|welche|welches|welche|welches welchen|welcher|welches welchen|welcher|welchem|welcher|welchem|welchen|welchen|welche|welches|welche}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], welcher [masculine, nominative], welche [feminine, nominative], welches [neuter, nominative], welche [nominative, plural], welches [genitive, masculine], welchen/www.deutschplus.net [genitive, masculine], pages [genitive, masculine], Fragepronomen_welcher] [genitive, masculine], welcher [feminine, genitive], welches [genitive, neuter], welchen [genitive, neuter], welcher [genitive, plural], welchem [dative, masculine], welcher [dative, feminine], welchem [dative, neuter], welchen [dative, plural], welchen [accusative, masculine], welche [accusative, feminine], welches [accusative, neuter], welche [accusative, plural]
  1. (interrogative) which (one) Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-welcher-de-pron-L2JX69nK
  2. (relative, literary) that; which; who; whom Tags: literary, relative
    Sense id: en-welcher-de-pron-MHSkf-Qd
  3. (indefinite) some (an unspecified amount of) Tags: indefinite
    Sense id: en-welcher-de-pron-R8X1WYDD Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, German determiners, German entries with incorrect language header, German pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 39 0 0 0 2 20 Disambiguation of German determiners: 0 0 0 11 89 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 7 93 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 0 0 20 24 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "One who welches."
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "maksamatta jättäjä"
    },
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}

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        {
          "english": "What colour is your dress?",
          "text": "Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid?",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Which book on this shelf have you read most often?",
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        "(interrogative) which; what"
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          "text": "Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde.",
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        }
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        "(relative, literary) which"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛlçər/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛl.çɐ]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛʎ-]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛɪ̯-]"
    },
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          "english": "Shall I bring butter or is there still some in the fridge?",
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        }
      ],
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        "some (an unspecified amount of)"
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        "(indefinite) some (an unspecified amount of)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛlçər/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛl.çɐ]"
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}

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