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Weile.

while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvaɪ̯lə/
  1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

    feminine
    Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren?
Where this word comes from

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.

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