Fahne
German
The German flag in front of the Reichstag in Berlin.
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German vane / van, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German fano, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, flag”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *pān- (“fabric”).
Pronunciation
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
Synonyms
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