"weil" meaning in German

See weil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /vaɪ̯l/ Audio: De-weil.ogg , De-weil2.ogg , De-weil3.ogg , De-at-weil.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -aɪ̯l Etymology: From the accusative of Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Etymology templates: {{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, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hwīlō}} Proto-Germanic *hwīlō Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} weil
  1. because, given that
    Sense id: en-weil-de-conj-kcD-Yc1~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for weil meaning in German (2.2kB)

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        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
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