Wimpel

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz; compare Old English wimpel.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪmpl̩]
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Noun[edit]

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Wimpel m or n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Wimpels or Wimpel, plural Wimpel or Wimpeln)

  1. a small, generally triangular flag; a pennant or pennon

Usage notes[edit]

  • Wimpel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
  • The masculine gender has always been the most common.
  • The choice of gender determines the noun's inflection: With masculine and neuter genders, the genitive form is (des) Wimpels. With the feminine gender it is (der) Wimpel.

Declension[edit]

Declension of Wimpel [masculine // neuter // feminine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine der, das, die Wimpel die Wimpel, Wimpeln
genitive eines, einer des, der Wimpels, Wimpel der Wimpel, Wimpeln
dative einem, einer dem, der Wimpel den Wimpeln
accusative einen, ein, eine den, das, die Wimpel die Wimpel, Wimpeln

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Descendants[edit]

  • → Russian: вы́мпел (výmpel)

Further reading[edit]

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