wollen

See also: Wollen

Dutch

Etymology

wol + -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Adjective

wollen (not comparable)

  1. woolen, woollen

Inflection

Inflection of wollen
uninflected wollen
inflected wollen
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial
indefinite m./f. sing. wollen
n. sing. wollen
plural wollen
definite wollen
partitive

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔlən/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (woolen), equivalent to Wolle + -en.

Adjective

wollen (not comparable)

  1. woolen, woollen
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-Germanic *wiljaną and *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Compare Low German willen, Dutch willen, English will, West Frisian wolle, Danish ville. See also wählen.

Verb

wollen (irregular, third-person singular simple present will, past tense wollte, past participle wollen or gewollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, past participle: “gewollt) To want; to wish; to desire; to demand.
    Ich will doch nur das Beste.
    I want only the best.
  2. (auxiliary, past participle: “wollen) To want (to do something).
    Ich will gehen.I want to go.
Conjugation


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwulən/

Adjective

wollen

  1. Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.

Descendants

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Noun

wollen (uncountable)

  1. Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
  2. Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.

Descendants

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