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German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz; compare Old English wimpel.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wimpel m or n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Wimpels or Wimpel, plural Wimpel or Wimpeln)
- a small, generally triangular flag; a pennant or pennon
Usage notes
- 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 and the plural (die) Wimpel. With the feminine gender the genitive is (der) Wimpel and the plural (die) Wimpeln.
Declension
Declension of Wimpel
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singular
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plural
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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def.
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noun
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| nominative
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ein, eine
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der, das, die
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Wimpel
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die
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Wimpel, Wimpeln
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| genitive
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eines, einer
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des, der
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Wimpels, Wimpel
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der
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Wimpel, Wimpeln
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| dative
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einem, einer
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dem, der
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Wimpel
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den
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Wimpeln
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| accusative
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einen, ein, eine
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den, das, die
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Wimpel
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die
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Wimpel, Wimpeln
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