See also: wimpel

German edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz; compare Old English wimpel.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪmpl̩]
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Noun edit

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Wimpel m or n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Wimpels or Wimpel, plural Wimpel or Wimpeln)

  1. a small, generally triangular flag; a pennant or pennon

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

Descendants edit

  • Russian: вы́мпел (výmpel)