Weile

See also: weile and wèile

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯lə/
Audio (Austria) (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

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

while
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

	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

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