Fähnlein
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Fahne + -lein. Middle High German as venelîn, venel, venlîn, fänlîn, venlein, fendlî, vänl, vänel, venel, fendel. The secondary (metonymic) meaning dates to the first half of the 16th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛːnlaɪ̯n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːnlaɪ̯n/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Fähn‧lein
Noun[edit]
Fähnlein n (strong, genitive Fähnleins, plural Fähnlein)
- Diminutive of Fahne
Declension[edit]
Declension of Fähnlein [neuter, strong]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Fähnlein” in Duden online
- “Fähnlein” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Fähnlein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache