dēļ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "del"
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *děľa (“because of”). Cognate with Lithuanian dėl.
Preposition
editdēļ (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