Pollen

See also: pollen and pol·len

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlən/

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Noun

Pollen m (strong, genitive Pollens, plural Pollen)

1. pollen

   Synonym: Blütenstaub

Usage notes

• 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

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

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