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Fähnlein
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German
Alternative forms
de Fähnchen Fahnderl
Etymology
From de Fahne -lein. Middle High German as gmh venelîn, gmh venel, gmh venlîn, gmh fänlîn, gmh venlein, gmh fendlî, gmh vänl, gmh vänel, gmh venel, gmh fendel. The secondary (metonymic) meaning dates to the first half of the 16th century.
Pronunciation
de /ˈfɛːnlaɪ̯n/ standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈfeːnlaɪ̯n/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de De-Fähnlein.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Fähn lein
Noun
n
de Fahne
a small flag or banner
a military unit of company or batallion size
Declension
n
References
de diminutiva tantum