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wollen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From wol +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wol‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɔlən

Adjective

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wollen (not comparable)

  1. woolen, woollen

Declension

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Declension of wollen
uninflected wollen
inflected wollen
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial —
indefinite m./f. sing. wollen
n. sing. wollen
plural wollen
definite wollen
partitive —

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: wolle

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German wullīn, wüllīn, from Old High German wullīn, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz (“woolen”), equivalent to Wolle +‎ -en.

Adjective

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wollen (strong nominative masculine singular wollener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
Declension
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Positive forms of wollen (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
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

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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, Swedish vilja. See also wählen.

Verb

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wollen (preterite-present, third-person singular present will, past tense wollte, past participle gewollt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
    Ich will doch nur das Beste. ― I want only the best.
  2. (with participle haben/sein) to claim something
  3. (intransitive with dass) to want [with dass (+ clause) ‘for someone to do something’]
    Ich will, dass du gehst. ― I want you to go.
  4. (auxiliary) to want [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Ich will gehen. ― I want to go.
  5. (auxiliary) to intend, to mean [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Ich wollte dich nicht erschrecken. ― I did not mean to scare you.
  6. (auxiliary, with inanimate subject) to be about to [with bare infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Als die Sonne untergehen wollte, … ― As the sun was about to set, …
Usage notes
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  • As a modal verb, the past participle gewollt is used when wollen is not used as an auxiliary verb: Das habe ich nie gewollt. (“I have never wanted that.”) However, when used as an auxiliary verb, wollen remains in its infinitive form: Wenn er das hätte sagen wollen, hätte er es getan. (“If he had wanted to say that, he would have done so.”) This is referred to as a "double infinitive" construction.
Conjugation
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  • In the meaning of "to want to/desire", there is an imperative that is sometimes used, wolle (singular), and wollt (plural), but not when it is used as an auxiliary verb.
  • Additional forms include willt (archaic).
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English wyllen, with influence from wolle, from Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz; thus equalling wolle +‎ -en (“made of”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wollen

  1. Made of wool fibers or fabric spun therefrom.

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Noun

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wollen (uncountable)

  1. Woollen fabric; fabric made out of woollen thread.
  2. Woollen clothing; woolwear or woolens.

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