Eile

See also: eile

German

Alternative forms

• Eil', Eil

Etymology

From Middle High German īlaé, from Old High German īla, from Proto-West Germanic *īlu, from Proto-Germanic *īlō (“rush, haste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯lə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Noun

Eile f (genitive Eile, no plural)

1. hurry

Declension

Declension of Eile [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Eile
genitive	einer	der	Eile
dative	einer	der	Eile
accusative	eine	die	Eile

Derived terms

• eilig

Further reading

• “Eile”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Eile” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Eile” in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Noun

Eile

1. plural of Eil