Pollen

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See also: pollen, and pol·len

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pollen. Common since the 18th century, occasionally already Middle High German bolle, Old High German polla.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔlən/
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Noun

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Pollen m (strong, genitive Pollens, plural Pollen)

  1. pollen
    Synonym: Blütenstaub

Usage notes

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  • The singular is used chiefly in biological terminology. In common usage, the word is a plurale tantum, and a new singular die Polle (“a single grain or lump of pollen”) may occasionally be backformed from it.

Declension

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Declension of Pollen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Pollen die Pollen
genitive eines des Pollens der Pollen
dative einem dem Pollen den Pollen
accusative einen den Pollen die Pollen

Further reading

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