Fohlen

See also: föhlen, and Föhlen

German

Alternative forms

• Füllen (dated)

Etymology

From Middle High German vole, fole, from Old High German folo, from Proto-West Germanic *folō, from Proto-Germanic *fulô.

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 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:

  (file)

Noun

Fohlen n (strong, genitive Fohlens, plural Fohlen)

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

Declension

Declension of Fohlen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fohlen	die	Fohlen
genitive	eines	des	Fohlens	der	Fohlen
dative	einem	dem	Fohlen	den	Fohlen
accusative	ein	das	Fohlen	die	Fohlen

Proper noun

Fohlen pl

1. (sports) nickname of Borussia Mönchengladbach football team

Further reading

• “Fohlen” in Duden online
• “Fohlen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache