Fahne

German

Die deutsche Fahne vor dem Reichstag in Berlin.
The German flag in front of the Reichstag in Berlin.

Etymology

From Middle High German vane / van, from Old High German fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from Proto-Indo-European *pān- (“fabric”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfaːnə]
Fah·ne, plural: Fah·nen
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Noun

Fahne f (genitive Fahne, plural Fahnen, diminutive Fähnchen n or Fähnlein n)

a flag; a banner (any cloth or fabric used as a symbol)
an idea, an ideal
the noticeable smell of alcohol on one's breath

Usage notes

Flags of nations or ships are more commonly called Flagge, but Fahne (being the more general term) is also possible.

Declension

Declension of Fahne

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fahne	die	Fahnen
genitive	einer	der	Fahne	der	Fahnen
dative	einer	der	Fahne	den	Fahnen
accusative	eine	die	Fahne	die	Fahnen

Synonyms

(flag): Flagge, Banner, Standarte
(ideal): Idee, Prinzip, Motto
(smell of alcohol): Alkoholgeruch

Derived terms

die Fahne einholen
die Fahnen streichen
Drachenfahne
Fahnenappell
Fahneneid
Fahnenflucht
fahnenflüchtig
Fahnenflüchtige
Fahnenjunker
Fahnenmast
Fahnenschwingen
Fahnenschwinger
Fahnenstange
Fahnenträger
Fahnentuch
Fahnenweihe
Fähnrich
Geruchsfahne
mit wehenden Fahnen
Rauchfahne
sich auf die Fahne schreiben
weiße Fahne
Wetterfahne

Descendants

→ Silesian: fana

Further reading

Fahne in Duden online

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