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Word "flag" in German
Last modified: 2012-04-13 by antónio martins
Keywords: flagge | flaggen | fahne | fähnchen | wimpel | winkelement |
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Word " Flagge "
- Word:
- Flagge
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *flag
- Grammatical gender:
- ♀ (feminine)
Remarks:
German Wikipedia article about Flagge
English Wikitionary entry about Flagge
German Wikitionary entry about Flagge
(See 2 wordforms more identical to this.)
Word " Flaggen "
- Word:
- Flaggen
- Script:
- Latin
- Variant:
- plural
of "Flagge"
Word " Fahne " (="banner")
- Word:
- Fahne
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *fan-
- Grammatical gender:
- ♀ (feminine)
- Meaning:
- banner
Remarks:
English Wikitionary entry about Fahne
German Wikitionary entry about Fahne
Word " Fähnchen " (="flaglet")
- Word:
- Fähnchen
- Script:
- Latin
- Meaning:
- flaglet
- Variant:
- diminutive
of "Fahne"
Word " Wimpel " (="streamer")
- Word:
- Wimpel
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- *vimpl-
- Meaning:
- streamer
Remarks:
German Wikipedia article about Wimpel
(See 4 wordforms more identical to this.)
Word " Winkelement " (="handwaver")
- Word:
- Winkelement
- Script:
- Latin
- Etym. family:
- (uniques)
- Meaning:
- handwaver
Little paper flags, which are used for waving in the hand are called
sometimes (with a little blink by the eyes) "Winkelement",
"element for waving". (Otherwise, little flags are
"Fähnchen" in German.)
If I am remembering right, this word was invented in
GDR.
Željko Heimer, 16 Aug 2007
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