Wimpel
See also: wimpel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz; compare Old English wimpel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wimpel m or n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Wimpels or Wimpel, plural Wimpel or Wimpeln)
Usage notes edit
- Wimpel is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix.
- The masculine gender has always been the most common.
- The choice of gender determines the noun's inflection: With masculine and neuter genders, the genitive form is (des) Wimpels. With the feminine gender it is (der) Wimpel.
Declension edit
Declension of Wimpel [masculine // neuter // feminine, strong // mixed]
Descendants edit
- → Russian: вы́мпел (výmpel)