"welcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-welcher.ogg Forms: welchers [plural], welsher [alternative]
Etymology: From welch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|welch|er|id2=agent noun}} welch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} welcher (plural welchers)
  1. One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt). Translations (Translations): maksamatta jättäjä (Finnish), Spitzbube [dated, masculine] (German), Gauner [masculine] (German), Zechpreller [masculine] (German), Schwindler [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-welcher-en-noun-I3BDkTA4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 31 0 0 0 2 29 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 60 40
  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 (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 43 0 0 0 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 31 0 0 0 2 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65

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 Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], welcher [masculine, nominative, singular], welche [feminine, nominative, singular], welches [neuter, nominative, singular], welche [nominative, plural], welches [genitive, masculine, singular], welchen [genitive, masculine, singular], www.deutschplus.net [genitive, masculine, singular], pages [genitive, masculine, singular], Fragepronomen_welcher [genitive, masculine, singular], welcher [feminine, genitive, singular], welches [genitive, neuter, singular], welchen [genitive, neuter, singular], welcher [genitive, plural], welchem [dative, masculine, singular], welcher [dative, feminine, singular], welchem [dative, neuter, singular], welchen [dative, plural], welchen [accusative, masculine, singular], welche [accusative, feminine, singular], welches [accusative, neuter, singular], 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 entries, German determiners, German entries with incorrect language header, German pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 31 0 0 0 2 29 Disambiguation of German determiners: 0 0 0 10 90 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 0 11 89 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 0 0 20 24 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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          "english": "He forgot to remove the last bullet from the barrel, a mistake which would cost him his life.",
          "text": "Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "(relative, literary) which"
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɛlçər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛl.çɐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈvɛʎ-]"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛɪ̯-]"
    },
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    {
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    },
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          "english": "There are two jackets here, which one is yours?",
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      "ipa": "[ˈvɛl.çɐ]"
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}

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