wollen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word wollen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word wollen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say wollen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word wollen you have here. The definition of the word wollen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofwollen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Wollen

Dutch

Etymology

From wol +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: wol‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Adjective

wollen (not comparable)

  1. woolen, woollen

Inflection

Inflection of wollen
uninflected wollen
inflected wollen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. wollen
n. sing. wollen
plural wollen
definite wollen
partitive

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wolle

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (woolen), equivalent to Wolle +‎ -en.

Adjective

wollen (strong nominative masculine singular wollener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-West Germanic *willjan and *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną and *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Compare Low German willen, Dutch willen, English will, West Frisian wolle, Danish ville, Swedish vilja. See also wählen.

Verb

wollen (preterite-present, third-person singular present will, past tense wollte, past participle gewollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
    Ich will doch nur das Beste.I want only the best.
  2. (intransitive with dass) to want (someone else to do something)
    Ich will, dass du gehst.I want you to go.
  3. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
    Ich will gehen.I want to go.
  4. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean
    Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken.I did not mean to scare you.
Usage notes
  • As a modal verb, the past participle gewollt is used when wollen is not used as an auxiliary verb: Das habe ich nie gewollt. (I have never wanted that.) However, when used as an auxiliary verb, wollen remains in its infinitive form: Wenn er das hätte sagen wollen, hätte er es getan. (If he had wanted to say that, he would have done so.) This is referred to as a "double infinitive" construction.
Conjugation

Additional forms include willt.

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle +‎ -en (made of).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wollen

  1. Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.

Descendants

References

Noun

wollen (uncountable)

  1. Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
  2. Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.

Descendants

References