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