Fohlen
See also: föhlen and Föhlen
German
Alternative forms
- Füllen (dated)
Etymology
From Old High German folo, a masculine weak noun. Old High German fulīn (whence modern Füllen) is originally a diminutive of the same root. The development by which the two words were perceived as mere phonetic variants started in Middle Low German (Middle Low German volen vs. völlen). Thereby the word became neuter and took the nominative ending -en. Cognate with Dutch veulen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːlən/, [ˈfoːlən], [ˈfoːl̩n]
Audio (file)
Noun
Fohlen n (genitive Fohlens, plural Fohlen)
- foal, colt (young horse; young of some other species, such as camels)
Declension
Declension of Fohlen
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Fohlen | die | Fohlen |
genitive | eines | des | Fohlens | der | Fohlen |
dative | einem | dem | Fohlen | den | Fohlen |
accusative | ein | das | Fohlen | die | Fohlen |
Proper noun
Fohlen (pl)
- (sports) nickname of Borussia Mönchengladbach football team
Further reading
- Fohlen in Duden online