Wahl

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Wahl (plural Wahls) A surname ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === Whal == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wale, from Old High German wala, from Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *walą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl Homophone: Wal Hyphenation: Wahl === Noun === Wahl f (genitive Wahl, plural Wahlen) choice, selection eine Wahl treffen. ― to make a choice. eine hervorragende Wahl. ― a great choice. election (process of choosing a leader or representatives) quality level ==== Usage notes ==== For the distinction between Wahl and Abstimmung, see abstimmen § Usage notes. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== Wal (whale) === Proper noun === Wahl m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wahls or (with an article) Wahl, feminine genitive Wahl, plural Wahls) a surname === References === Wahl (Begriffsklärung) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de === Further reading === “Wahl” in Duden online “Wahl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)