wijl
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛi̯l/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wijl
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯l
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wile (“while”), Old Dutch *wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu.
Cognate with English while, Low German Wiel, German Weile.
Noun
wijl f (plural wijlen, diminutive wijltje n)
- a short period; a while
Conjunction
wijl
- when
- while (time aspect)
- while (contradiction)
- (archaic) because
Synonyms
- (when): wanneer, wen, toen
- (while (time aspect)): terwijl
- (while (contradiction)): hoewel
- (because): omdat, dewijl
Derived terms
- bij tijd en wijle
- dewijl
- kortwijlig
- langwijlig
- terwijl
- verwijlen
- wijlen
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wile, wijle, from Latin vela, plural of velum (“curtain, covering, veil”).
Alternative forms
- wijle
- wiel
- wiele
Noun
wijl f (plural wijlen, diminutive wijltje n)
- veil for women
- (figuratively) something that veils
Synonyms
- (veil): sluier, floers
Related terms
- wijlen