"Weile" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaɪ̯lə/ Audio: De-weile.ogg , De-at-Weile.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|wīle}} Middle High German wīle, {{inh|de|goh|wīla}} Old High German wīla, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*hwīlu}} Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, {{cog|da|hvile||rest}} Danish hvile (“rest”), {{cog|nb|hvile||rest}} Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), {{cog|non|hvíld||rest, pause}} Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), {{cog|got|𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰||interval, time period}} Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), {{cog|en|while}} English while Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=chen}} Weile f (genitive Weile, plural Weilen, diminutive Weilchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Weile [genitive], Weilen [plural], Weilchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Weile [nominative, singular], Weilen [definite, nominative, plural], Weile [genitive, singular], Weilen [definite, genitive, plural], Weile [dative, singular], Weilen [dative, definite, plural], Weile [accusative, singular], Weilen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time) Tags: feminine Related terms: Langeweile, langweilen, langweilig
    Sense id: en-Weile-de-noun-lnKccIQr Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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