Fähnrich

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Fähndrich (archaic)

Etymology edit

Fahne +‎ -rich

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːnʁɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
IPA^(key): /ˈfeːnʁɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Fähn‧rich

Noun edit

Fähnrich m (strong, genitive Fähnriches or Fähnrichs, plural Fähnriche)

(historical) the soldier carrying the flag
(military) ensign

Usage notes edit

Genitive singular des Fähnriches and dative singular dem Fähnriche are also attestable, but the genitive form is very rare.

Declension edit

Declension of Fähnrich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fähnrich	die	Fähnriche
genitive	eines	des	Fähnriches, Fähnrichs	der	Fähnriche
dative	einem	dem	Fähnrich, Fähnriche¹	den	Fähnrichen
accusative	einen	den	Fähnrich	die	Fähnriche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants edit

→ Dutch: vaandrig
→ Swedish: fänrik
→ Norwegian: fenrik

See also edit

Further reading edit

“Fähnrich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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