Wimpel

See also: wimpel

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɪmpl̩]
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Noun

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

  • 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 and the plural (die) Wimpel. With the feminine gender the genitive is (der) Wimpel and the plural (die) Wimpeln.

Declension

Declension of Wimpel [masculine // neuter // feminine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein, eine der, das, die Wimpel die Wimpel, Wimpeln
genitive eines, einer des, der Wimpels, Wimpel der Wimpel, Wimpeln
dative einem, einer dem, der Wimpel den Wimpeln
accusative einen, ein, eine den, das, die Wimpel die Wimpel, Wimpeln

Hyponyms

  • Dienstwimpel
  • Lanzenwimpel
  • Schwalbenschwanzwimpel
  • Wimpeltausch

Descendants

  • → Russian: вы́мпел (výmpel)

Further reading

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