wollen
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
wollen (not comparable)
Inflection
Declension of wollen | ||||
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uninflected | wollen | |||
inflected | wollen | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | wollen | ||
n. sing. | wollen | |||
plural | wollen | |||
definite | wollen | |||
partitive |
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wolle
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woolen”), equivalent to Wolle + -en.
Adjective
wollen (strong nominative masculine singular wollener, not comparable)
- (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist wollen | sie ist wollen | es ist wollen | sie sind wollen | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | wollener | wollene | wollenes | wollene |
genitive | wollenen | wollener | wollenen | wollener | |
dative | wollenem | wollener | wollenem | wollenen | |
accusative | wollenen | wollene | wollenes | wollene | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der wollene | die wollene | das wollene | die wollenen |
genitive | des wollenen | der wollenen | des wollenen | der wollenen | |
dative | dem wollenen | der wollenen | dem wollenen | den wollenen | |
accusative | den wollenen | die wollene | das wollene | die wollenen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein wollener | eine wollene | ein wollenes | (keine) wollenen |
genitive | eines wollenen | einer wollenen | eines wollenen | (keiner) wollenen | |
dative | einem wollenen | einer wollenen | einem wollenen | (keinen) wollenen | |
accusative | einen wollenen | eine wollene | ein wollenes | (keine) wollenen |
Etymology 2
From Middle High German wollen, wöllen, wullen, wellen, from Old High German wollen, wellen, from a blend of Proto-West Germanic *willjan and *walljan, from 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 (preterite-present, third-person singular present will, past tense wollte, past participle gewollt or (as an auxiliary) wollen, auxiliary haben)
- (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.
- (auxiliary, past participle: “wollen”) to want (to do something)
- Ich will gehen. ― I want to go.
- (auxiliary, past participle: “wollen”) to intend, to mean
- Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. ― I did not mean to scare you.
Conjugation
infinitive | wollen | ||||
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present participle | wollend | ||||
past participle | gewollt wollen1 | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich will | wir wollen | i | ich wolle | wir wollen |
du willst | ihr wollt | du wollest | ihr wollet | ||
er will | sie wollen | er wolle | sie wollen | ||
preterite | ich wollte | wir wollten | ii | ich wollte2 | wir wollten2 |
du wolltest | ihr wolltet | du wolltest2 | ihr wolltet2 | ||
er wollte | sie wollten | er wollte2 | sie wollten2 | ||
imperative | — | — |
1As an auxiliary.
2Preferred; avoid the alternative in würde.
1As an auxiliary.
Additional forms include willt.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “wollen (Adjektiv)” in Duden online
- “wollen (Verb)” in Duden online
- “wollen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “wollen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wollene, wolleyn, wollyn, wollun, wolland, wolen, wolyn, woullen, wullen, wullun, willene, wolnen, wullin
Etymology
From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle + -en (“made of”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
wollen
- Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.
Descendants
References
- “wǒllen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.
- “wǒlnen, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.
Noun
wollen (uncountable)
- Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
- Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.
Descendants
References
- “wǒllen, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-03.
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