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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːnlaɪ̯n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːnlaɪ̯n/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Fähn‧lein

Noun

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Fähnlein n (strong, genitive Fähnleins, plural Fähnlein)

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

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