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Latvian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *děľa (because of). Cognate with Lithuanian dėl.

Preposition

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dēļ (with genitive)

  1. because of
    vētras dēļbecause of the storm
  2. on account of
    vecuma dēļon account of old age
  3. on the ground of
    mazgadības dēļon the ground of youth
  4. owing to
  5. through
    neuzmanības dēļthrough carelessness
  6. for
    tā vai cita iemesla dēļfor some reason or other
    viņa dēļfor his sake
    es uztraucos tevis dēļI am anxious for you
  7. due to