Wahl

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Wahl (plural Wahls)

  1. A surname

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Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą.

Pronunciation

Noun

Wahl f (genitive Wahl, plural Wahlen)

  1. choice, selection
    eine Wahl treffen. ― to make a choice.
    eine hervorragende Wahl. ― a great choice.
  2. election (process of choosing a leader or representatives)
  3. quality level

Declension

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

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of Wahl (“selection”)
Hyponyms of Wahl (“election”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from Wahl [“selection”]
Terms derived from Wahl [“election”]

See also

Proper noun

Wahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wahls or (with an article) Wahl, feminine genitive Wahl, plural Wahls)

  1. a surname

References

Further reading

  • “Wahl” in Duden online
  • “Wahl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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