Fähnlein

German

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)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Fähn‧lein

Noun

Fähnlein n (strong, genitive Fähnleins, plural Fähnlein)

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

Declension

Declension of Fähnlein [neuter, strong]

	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

Synonyms

Fähnchen

References

“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

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