Fohlen

See also: föhlen and Föhlen

German

Alternative forms

• Füllen (dated)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German folo, a masculine weak noun. Old High German fulīn (whence modern Füllen) is originally a diminutive of the same root. The development by which the two words were perceived as mere phonetic variants started in (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German (Middle Low German volen vs. völlen). Thereby the word became neuter and took the nominative ending -en. Cognate with Dutch veulen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːlən/, [ˈfoːlən], [ˈfoːl̩n]

• Audio:

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Noun

Fohlen n (genitive Fohlens, plural Fohlen)

1. foal, colt (young horse; young of some other species, such as camels)

Proper noun

Fohlen (pl)

1. (sports) nickname of Borussia Mönchengladbach football team

Further reading

• “Fohlen” in Duden online