dēļ

See also: del, Del, dél, dėl, -del, de l', Del., and ␡

Latvian

Etymology

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

Preposition

dēļ (with genitive)

1. because of

   vētras dēļ ― because of the storm

2. on account of

   vecuma dēļ ― on account of old age

3. on the ground of

   mazgadības dēļ ― on the ground of youth

4. owing to
5. through

   neuzmanības dēļ ― through carelessness

6. 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

7. due to