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Wahl

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English

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Etymology

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Proper noun

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Wahl (plural Wahls)

  1. A surname

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Proper noun

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

  1. a surname

References

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Further reading

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