dēļ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "del"
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *děľa (“because of”). Cognate with Lithuanian dė̃l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛ̄ːʎ]
Preposition
dẽļ (with genitive)
- because of
- vētras dēļ ― because of the storm
- on account of
- vecuma dēļ ― on account of old age
- on the ground of
- mazgadības dēļ ― on the ground of youth
- owing to
- through
- neuzmanības dēļ ― through carelessness
- for
- tā vai cita iemesla dēļ ― for some reason or other
- viņa dēļ ― for his sake
- es uztraucos tevis dēļ ― I am anxious for you
- due to
Livonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːʎ/, [ˈdeːʎ]
Noun
dēļ
Declension
| singular (ikšlu’g) | plural (pǟgiņlu’g) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | dēļ | dēļõd |
| genitive (genitīv) | dēļ | dēļõd |
| partitive (partitīv) | dēļõ | dēļidi |
| dative (datīv) | dēļõn | dēļõdõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | dēļõks | dēļõdõks |
| illative (illatīv) | dēļõ | dēļiž |
| inessive (inesīv) | dēļšõ | dēļis |
| elative (elatīv) | dēļštõ | dēļist |