Pony

See also: pony

English

Proper noun

Pony

1. Ellipsis of Pony International, an American brand of athletic gear.
2. Ellipsis of My Little Pony, a cartoon media-franchise based on anthropomorphic equines.

   Synonym: MLP

Derived terms

MLP

• brony
• PMV
• ponification
• ponify

 

Noun

Pony (plural Ponys or Ponyes or Ponies)

1. An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear of an American-based brand of that name.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔni/

Etymology 1

Late 18th century, from English pony.

Noun

Pony n (strong, genitive Ponys, plural Ponys)

1. pony (horse)

Declension

Declension of Pony [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pony	die	Ponys
genitive	eines	des	Ponys	der	Ponys
dative	einem	dem	Pony	den	Ponys
accusative	ein	das	Pony	die	Ponys

Derived terms

• Connemara-Pony
• Dartmoor-Pony
• Doppelpony
• Dressurpony
• Exmoor-Pony
• Kinderpony
• New-Forest-Pony
• Ponyexpress
• Ponyfarm
• Ponyfisch
• Ponyhof
• Ponyrasse
• Ponyreiten
• Ponyreiter
• Ponysport
• Ponytyp
• Reitpony
• Shetlandpony, Shetland-Pony
• Welsh-Pony

 

Descendants

• → Estonian: poni

Etymology 2

From the similarity of the haircut with the mane of a pony. Regarding the masculine gender, perhaps through Ponyschnitt m (literally “pony cut”).

Noun

Pony m (strong, genitive Ponys, plural Ponys)

1. bangs, fringe (haircut; portion of the hair)

   Synonyms: Ponyfransen, Ponyfrisur

Declension

Declension of Pony [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pony	die	Ponys
genitive	eines	des	Ponys	der	Ponys
dative	einem	dem	Pony	den	Ponys
accusative	einen	den	Pony	die	Ponys

Further reading

• “Pony” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pony (Frisur)” in Duden online
• “Pony (Pferd)” in Duden online