Wille

See also: wille and willę

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô (“desire, will”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Wille m (weak, genitive Willens, plural Willen)

  1. will
    Triumph des Willens.
    Triumph of the Will.
    Wir haben den Willen unseres Volkes geschützt.
    We defended the will of our people.
    Der Wille des Volkes triumphiert.
    The will of the people triumphed.

Declension
Declension of Wille [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wille die Willen
genitive eines des Willens der Willen
dative einem dem Willen den Willen
accusative einen den Willen die Willen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Wille” in Duden online
  • “Wille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wille, from Old High German willo, from Proto-West Germanic *willjō, from Proto-Germanic *wiljô.[1]

Cognate with German Wille and German Wëllen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvilə/
  • Rhymes: -ilə
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧le

Noun

Wille m (nominative plural Wille)

  1. will; desire

Declension
Declension of Wille
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Wille die Wille
dative dem Wille denne/de Wille

References
  1. Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Wille”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary]‎ (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 176

Saterland Frisian

Noun

Wille

  1. will
    • 1800, J. G. Hoche, Reise durch Osnabrück und Niedermünster in das Saterland, Ostfriesland und Gröningen, Bremen, page 246:
      Uſe Babe! da du beſt en Hämel, geheliget werde din No͞ama, to kume us din Rik, din Wille geſchio, wie en Hämel alſo ok op er Ide, uſe teilike Brod rek us hüt, un vergef us uſe Schelde, as ſo wy vergeben uſe Schelder, un füihr us nicht in Verſikung und erlös us von allem Èuèl.
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Swedish

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Proper noun

Wille c (genitive Willes)

  1. a diminutive of the male given names William or Wilhelm
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