Weile

See also: weile and wèile

German

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯lə/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

Weile f (genitive Weile, plural Weilen, diminutive Weilchen n)

  1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)
    Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren?
    Would you let me ride it for a while?

Usage notes

The plural is rarely used.

Declension
Declension of Weile [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Weile die Weilen
genitive einer der Weile der Weilen
dative einer der Weile den Weilen
accusative eine die Weile die Weilen

Further reading
  • “Weile” in Duden online
  • “Weile” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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