Fohlen

See also: föhlen and Föhlen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German folo, a masculine weak noun. Old High German fulīn (whence modern Füllen) is originally a diminutive of the same root. The development by which the two words were perceived as mere phonetic variants started in Middle Low German (Middle Low German volen vs. völlen). Thereby the word became neuter and took the nominative ending -en. Cognate with Dutch veulen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːlən/, [ˈfoːlən], [ˈfoːl̩n]
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Noun

Fohlen n (genitive Fohlens, plural Fohlen)

  1. foal, colt (young horse; young of some other species, such as camels)

Declension
Declension of Fohlen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Fohlen die Fohlen
genitive eines des Fohlens der Fohlen
dative einem dem Fohlen den Fohlen
accusative ein das Fohlen die Fohlen

Proper noun

Fohlen (pl)

  1. (sports) nickname of Borussia Mönchengladbach football team

Further reading
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