Pollen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin pollen. Common since the 18th century, occasionally already Middle High German bolle, Old High German polla.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Pollen m (strong, genitive Pollens, plural Pollen)
- pollen
- Synonym: Blütenstaub
Usage notes
[edit]- The singular is used chiefly in biological terminology. In common usage, the word is a plurale tantum, and a new singular die Polle (“a single grain or lump of pollen”) may occasionally be backformed from it.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Pollen [masculine, strong]