Fähnlein

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Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːnlaɪ̯n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːnlaɪ̯n/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Fähn‧lein

Noun

Fähnlein n (strong, genitive Fähnleins, plural Fähnlein)

  1. diminutive of Fahne
    1. a small flag or banner
    2. a military unit of company or batallion size

Declension

Declension of Fähnlein
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fähnlein die Fähnlein
genitive eines des Fähnleins der Fähnlein
dative einem dem Fähnlein den Fähnlein
accusative ein das Fähnlein die Fähnlein

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