Füllen

See also: füllen and fullen

German

Füllen (astronomy)

Etymology

From Middle High German vülīn, fülīn, from Old High German fulīn, from Proto-Germanic *fulīną, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *fulô (whence modern German Fohlen). The two forms were later perceived as mere phonetic variants; see Fohlen for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʏlən/, [ˈfʏlən], [ˈfʏl̩n]

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: füllen

Noun

Füllen n (strong, genitive Füllens, plural Füllen, diminutive Füllchen n)

1. (dated) Alternative form of Fohlen (“young horse”)

Declension

Declension of Füllen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Füllen	die	Füllen
genitive	eines	des	Füllens	der	Füllen
dative	einem	dem	Füllen	den	Füllen
accusative	ein	das	Füllen	die	Füllen

Proper noun

Füllen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Füllens)

1. (astronomy) Equuleus

Noun

Füllen n (strong, genitive Füllens, no plural)

1. gerund of füllen

Declension

Declension of Füllen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Füllen
genitive	eines	des	Füllens
dative	einem	dem	Füllen
accusative	ein	das	Füllen

Further reading

• “Füllen” in Duden online
• “Füllen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache