fan

third-person plural present indicative of fer


fan

Ka mochen fiti fan?

Jesus a apasa ngeni Peter, "Upwe apasa ngonuk pwe non ei chok pwinin me mwen ewe chukȯ epwe kökkö, fan unungat kopwe apasa pwe kose sinei ei."

2010, Ewe Kapasen God, United Bible Societies, →ISBN, Matthew 26:34, page 55:

Jesus said to Peter, "I tell you that in this night before the chicken calls, three times you will say that you don't know me."


fan

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fan

nl-noun

fan m (plural fans, diminutive fannetje n)

fans (plural)
fannetje (diminutive neuter)


fan

A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

"If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow.

1998, Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene, A New Frontier: Saga of the Sierras, page 181:

The action of fanning; agitation of the air.

Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 30:24:

Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 3:12:

An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.

A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.

(mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches

Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), derived from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).
Cognates
*Latin ventus (“wind”)
*Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”)
*German Wanne (“winnowing basket”)
*Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”)
*Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”).
More at winnow.

der+

Audio (Southern England)


fan

We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: […]

1865 November (indicated as 1866), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “The Pool of Tears”, in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 19:

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

Part of it was that as much as I respected filial devotion and as much as I liked Sarah Barstow, it would have been a real satisfaction to put her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver^([sic]) her a swell fanning, for not taking a look at that driver.

1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 148:

(transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).

(intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.

(transitive) To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.

To fan a single action revolver, hold down the trigger and strike the hammer repeatedly with a free hand.

2011, Hans-Christoan Vortisch, GURPS Tactical Shooting, page 14:

(firearms, transitive) To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.

She comes, to fan my ardour, She kills me with her kisses.

1923, Arthur Symons, Love's Cruelty, page 43:

(figurative) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.

By the first article, these fanning mills were appointed to be sent to the proprietors of the mills of Sault-à-la puce, Petit-Pré, Beauport, Pointe de Lévy, St. Nicolas and Ste. Famille in the isle of Orleans " to have all the wheat in general of whatever quality sent to these mills passed and fanned, before converting them into flour."

1856, François Réal Angers Lelièvre, Lower Canada reports:

Fanning the brakes results in the gradual depletion of the pressure in the cars' brake reservoirs, which can eventually cause a loss of all braking.

(rail transport, transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.

(baseball, transitive) To strike out (a batter).

en-verb

fan (third-person singular simple present fans, present participle fanning, simple past and past participle fanned)

fans (present singular third-person)
fanning (participle present)
fanned (participle past)
fanned (past)

thumbing

to firing a revolver by holding trigger and hitting hammer

বিচ

to blow air on by means of an electric fan

vifte

to blow air on by means of a hand-held fan

spredes i vifteform

Audio (Southern England)


fan

I am a big fan of libraries.

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

→ Dutch: fan

→ Finnish: fani

→ French: fan

→ German: Fan

→ Italian: fan

→ Japanese: ファン

→ Korean: 팬 (paen)

→ Mandarin: 粉 (fěn)

→ Mandarin: 飯 /饭 (fàn)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: fan, fans

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: fan, fans

→ Polish: fan

→ Portuguese: fã

→ Romanian: fan

→ Spanish: fan

→ Swedish: fan

→ Thai: แฟน (fɛɛn)

អ្នកគាំទ្រ

nĕək kŏəm trɔɔ

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s
Proto-Italic *faznom
Latin fānum
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātus
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icus
Latin -āticus
Latin fānāticuslbor.
Latin fānāticuslbor.
French fanatiqueinflu.
English fanatic
English fancyinflu.
English fan
Clipping of fanatic, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by fancy (“group of sport or hobby enthusiasts”), i.e. fancy boy (“fan”).

etymon

Audio (Southern England)


fan

1 chek (foot) = 14⅝ English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsün into ten fan or tenths.

1939, chapter XI, in Colonial Reports - Annual Issues, page 37:

(Hong Kong, dated) A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.

From Cantonese 分. Doublet of fen and hoon.

Audio (Southern England)


fan

fan (nominative singular)
fanit (nominative plural)
fan (accusative nominative singular)
fanit (accusative nominative plural)
fanin (accusative genitive singular)
fanit (accusative genitive plural)
fanin (genitive singular)
fanien (genitive plural)
fania (partitive singular)
faneja (partitive plural)
fanissa (inessive singular)
faneissa (inessive plural)
fanista (elative singular)
faneista (elative plural)
faniin (illative singular)
faneihin (illative plural)
fanilla (adessive singular)
faneilla (adessive plural)
fanilta (ablative singular)
faneilta (ablative plural)
fanille (allative singular)
faneille (allative plural)
fanina (essive singular)
faneina (essive plural)
faniksi (singular translative)
faneiksi (plural translative)
fanitta (abessive singular)
faneitta (abessive plural)
fanein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
fanini (nominative singular)
fanini (nominative plural)
fanini (accusative nominative singular)
fanini (accusative nominative plural)
fanini (accusative genitive singular)
fanini (accusative genitive plural)
fanini (genitive singular)
fanieni (genitive plural)
faniani (partitive singular)
fanejani (partitive plural)
fanissani (inessive singular)
faneissani (inessive plural)
fanistani (elative singular)
faneistani (elative plural)
faniini (illative singular)
faneihini (illative plural)
fanillani (adessive singular)
faneillani (adessive plural)
faniltani (ablative singular)
faneiltani (ablative plural)
fanilleni (allative singular)
faneilleni (allative plural)
faninani (essive singular)
faneinani (essive plural)
fanikseni (singular translative)
faneikseni (plural translative)
fanittani (abessive singular)
faneittani (abessive plural)
faneineni (comitative plural)
fanisi (nominative singular)
fanisi (nominative plural)
fanisi (accusative nominative singular)
fanisi (accusative nominative plural)
fanisi (accusative genitive singular)
fanisi (accusative genitive plural)
fanisi (genitive singular)
faniesi (genitive plural)
faniasi (partitive singular)
fanejasi (partitive plural)
fanissasi (inessive singular)
faneissasi (inessive plural)
fanistasi (elative singular)
faneistasi (elative plural)
faniisi (illative singular)
faneihisi (illative plural)
fanillasi (adessive singular)
faneillasi (adessive plural)
faniltasi (ablative singular)
faneiltasi (ablative plural)
fanillesi (allative singular)
faneillesi (allative plural)
faninasi (essive singular)
faneinasi (essive plural)
faniksesi (singular translative)
faneiksesi (plural translative)
fanittasi (abessive singular)
faneittasi (abessive plural)
faneinesi (comitative plural)
fanimme (nominative singular)
fanimme (nominative plural)
fanimme (accusative nominative singular)
fanimme (accusative nominative plural)
fanimme (accusative genitive singular)
fanimme (accusative genitive plural)
fanimme (genitive singular)
faniemme (genitive plural)
faniamme (partitive singular)
fanejamme (partitive plural)
fanissamme (inessive singular)
faneissamme (inessive plural)
fanistamme (elative singular)
faneistamme (elative plural)
faniimme (illative singular)
faneihimme (illative plural)
fanillamme (adessive singular)
faneillamme (adessive plural)
faniltamme (ablative singular)
faneiltamme (ablative plural)
fanillemme (allative singular)
faneillemme (allative plural)
faninamme (essive singular)
faneinamme (essive plural)
faniksemme (singular translative)
faneiksemme (plural translative)
fanittamme (abessive singular)
faneittamme (abessive plural)
faneinemme (comitative plural)
faninne (nominative singular)
faninne (nominative plural)
faninne (accusative nominative singular)
faninne (accusative nominative plural)
faninne (accusative genitive singular)
faninne (accusative genitive plural)
faninne (genitive singular)
fanienne (genitive plural)
fanianne (partitive singular)
fanejanne (partitive plural)
fanissanne (inessive singular)
faneissanne (inessive plural)
fanistanne (elative singular)
faneistanne (elative plural)
faniinne (illative singular)
faneihinne (illative plural)
fanillanne (adessive singular)
faneillanne (adessive plural)
faniltanne (ablative singular)
faneiltanne (ablative plural)
fanillenne (allative singular)
faneillenne (allative plural)
faninanne (essive singular)
faneinanne (essive plural)
faniksenne (singular translative)
faneiksenne (plural translative)
fanittanne (abessive singular)
faneittanne (abessive plural)
faneinenne (comitative plural)
faninsa (nominative singular)
faninsa (nominative plural)
faninsa (accusative nominative singular)
faninsa (accusative nominative plural)
faninsa (accusative genitive singular)
faninsa (accusative genitive plural)
faninsa (genitive singular)
faniensa (genitive plural)
faniaan (partitive singular)
faniansa (partitive singular)
fanejaan (partitive plural)
fanejansa (partitive plural)
fanissaan (inessive singular)
fanissansa (inessive singular)
faneissaan (inessive plural)
faneissansa (inessive plural)
fanistaan (elative singular)
fanistansa (elative singular)
faneistaan (elative plural)
faneistansa (elative plural)
faniinsa (illative singular)
faneihinsa (illative plural)
fanillaan (adessive singular)
fanillansa (adessive singular)
faneillaan (adessive plural)
faneillansa (adessive plural)
faniltaan (ablative singular)
faniltansa (ablative singular)
faneiltaan (ablative plural)
faneiltansa (ablative plural)
fanilleen (allative singular)
fanillensa (allative singular)
faneilleen (allative plural)
faneillensa (allative plural)
faninaan (essive singular)
faninansa (essive singular)
faneinaan (essive plural)
faneinansa (essive plural)
fanikseen (singular translative)
faniksensa (singular translative)
faneikseen (plural translative)
faneiksensa (plural translative)
fanittaan (abessive singular)
fanittansa (abessive singular)
faneittaan (abessive plural)
faneittansa (abessive plural)
faneineen (comitative plural)
faneinensa (comitative plural)


fan

third-person plural present indicative of facer

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fan

fanok (plural)
fan (nominative singular)
fanok (nominative plural)
fant (accusative singular)
fanokat (accusative plural)
fannak (dative singular)
fanoknak (dative plural)
fannal (instrumental singular)
fanokkal (instrumental plural)
fanért (causal-final singular)
fanokért (causal-final plural)
fanná (singular translative)
fanokká (plural translative)
fanig (singular terminative)
fanokig (plural terminative)
fanként (essive-formal singular)
fanokként (essive-formal plural)
fanban (inessive singular)
fanokban (inessive plural)
fanon (singular superessive)
fanokon (plural superessive)
fannál (adessive singular)
fanoknál (adessive plural)
fanba (illative singular)
fanokba (illative plural)
fanra (singular sublative)
fanokra (plural sublative)
fanhoz (allative singular)
fanokhoz (allative plural)
fanból (elative singular)
fanokból (elative plural)
fanról (delative singular)
fanokról (delative plural)
fantól (ablative singular)
fanoktól (ablative plural)
fané (singular)
fanoké (plural)
fanéi (singular)
fanokéi (plural)
fanom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
fanjaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
fanod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
fanjaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
fanja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
fanjai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
fanunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
fanjaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
fanotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
fanjaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
fanjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
fanjaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“hair”). Possibly a doublet of pina.


fan

(neologism, colloquial) fan (a person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport)


fan

fan: a person who is fond of something or someone.

From English fan (“a person who is fond of something or someone”), clipping of fanatic.


fan

head

fan (present analytic fanann, future analytic fanfaidh, verbal noun fanacht, past participle fanta)

fanann (analytic present)
fanfaidh (analytic future)
fanacht (noun-from-verb)
fanta (participle past)
fanacht (noun-from-verb)
fanta (participle past)
fanaim (first-person indicative present singular)
fanann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
fanair (indicative present second-person singular)
fanann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
fanaimid (first-person indicative plural present)
fanann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
fanann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
fanaid (indicative plural present third-person)
a fhanann (indicative present relative)
a fhanas (indicative present relative)
a bhfanann (indicative present relative)
fantar (autonomous indicative present)
d'fhan mé (first-person indicative past singular)
d'fhanas (first-person indicative past singular)
fhan mé‡ (first-person indicative past singular)
fhanas‡ (first-person indicative past singular)
d'fhan tú (indicative past second-person singular)
d'fhanais (indicative past second-person singular)
fhan tú (indicative past second-person singular)
fhanais‡ (indicative past second-person singular)
d'fhan sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
fhan sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡ (indicative past singular third-person)
d'fhanamar (first-person indicative past plural)
d'fhan muid (first-person indicative past plural)
fhanamar (first-person indicative past plural)
fhan muid‡ (first-person indicative past plural)
d'fhan sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
d'fhanabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
fhan sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
fhanabhair‡ (indicative past plural second-person)
d'fhan siad (indicative past plural third-person)
d'fhanadar (indicative past plural third-person)
fhan siad (indicative past plural third-person)
fhanadar‡ (indicative past plural third-person)
a d'fhan (indicative past relative)
ar fhan (indicative past relative)
fanadh (autonomous indicative past)
d'fhanainn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
fhanainn‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
bhfanainn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
d'fhantá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
fhantá‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
bhfantá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
d'fhanadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
fhanadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
bhfanadh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
d'fhanaimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
d'fhanadh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
fhanaimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
fhanadh muid‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
bhfanaimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
bhfanadh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
d'fhanadh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
fhanadh sibh‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
bhfanadh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
d'fhanaidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
d'fhanadh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
fhanaidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
fhanadh siad‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
bhfanaidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
bhfanadh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a d'fhanadh (habitual indicative past relative)
a bhfanadh (habitual indicative past relative)
d'fhantaí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
fhantaí‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
bhfantaí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
fanfaidh mé (first-person future indicative singular)
fanfad (first-person future indicative singular)
fanfaidh tú (future indicative second-person singular)
fanfair (future indicative second-person singular)
fanfaidh sé (future indicative singular third-person)
sí (future indicative singular third-person)
fanfaimid (first-person future indicative plural)
fanfaidh muid (first-person future indicative plural)
fanfaidh sibh (future indicative plural second-person)
fanfaidh siad (future indicative plural third-person)
fanfaid (future indicative plural third-person)
a fhanfaidh (future indicative relative)
a fhanfas (future indicative relative)
a bhfanfaidh (future indicative relative)
fanfar (autonomous future indicative)
d'fhanfainn (conditional first-person singular)
fhanfainn‡ (conditional first-person singular)
bhfanfainn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
d'fhanfá (conditional second-person singular)
fhanfá‡ (conditional second-person singular)
bhfanfá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
d'fhanfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
fhanfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡ (conditional singular third-person)
bhfanfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
d'fhanfaimis (conditional first-person plural)
d'fhanfadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
fhanfaimis‡ (conditional first-person plural)
fhanfadh muid‡ (conditional first-person plural)
bhfanfaimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
bhfanfadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
d'fhanfadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
fhanfadh sibh‡ (conditional plural second-person)
bhfanfadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
d'fhanfaidís (conditional plural third-person)
d'fhanfadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
fhanfaidís‡ (conditional plural third-person)
fhanfadh siad‡ (conditional plural third-person)
bhfanfaidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
bhfanfadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a d'fhanfadh (conditional relative)
a bhfanfadh (conditional relative)
d'fhanfaí (autonomous conditional)
fhanfaí‡ (autonomous conditional)
bhfanfaí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go bhfana mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go bhfanad (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go bhfana tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go bhfanair (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go bhfana sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go bhfanaimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go bhfana muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go bhfana sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go bhfana siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go bhfanaid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go bhfantar (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá bhfanainn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá bhfantá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá bhfanadh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá bhfanaimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá bhfanadh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá bhfanadh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá bhfanaidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá bhfanadh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá bhfantaí (autonomous past subjunctive)
fanaim (first-person imperative singular)
fan (imperative second-person singular)
fanadh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
fanaimis (first-person imperative plural)
fanaigí (imperative plural second-person)
fanaidh (imperative plural second-person)
fanaidís (imperative plural third-person)
fantar (autonomous imperative)
fan
fhan
bhfan

From Middle Irish fanaid, from Old Irish anaid (“to stay, remain, abide”).


fan

A mechanism or device for removing chaff from grain (i.e. winnowing).

A training or practice shield manufactured out of twigs or wickerwork.

(rare) A fan; a device for blowing air as to cool.

fannes (plural)
fanne (alternative)
ffanne (alternative)
vanne (alternative)

English: fan, van

Scots: fan

From Old English fann, from Latin vannus. Forms in v- are due to a combination of Southern Middle English voicing of initial fricatives and influence from the ultimate Latin etymon.


fan

(countable) a fan (person who is fond of someone or something)

fanen (definite singular)
fans (indefinite plural)
fanane (definite plural)

Borrowed from English fan, where it was a clipping of fanatic.


fan

Han er ein feig fan.
He's a wimpy fucker.

(swear word, in juxtapositions) Alternative form of faen


fan

third-person plural present indicative of faire


fan

desctree

Middle Dutch: van
Dutch: van
Afrikaans: van
Berbice Creole Dutch: fan
Javindo: fan
Jersey Dutch: vān, fān, f'n
Negerhollands: van, fan, fa
→ Virgin Islands Creole: fam
Skepi Creole Dutch: fan
Limburgish: ven


fan

fān (canonical)
fān (infinitive)
fā (first-person present singular)
fān (first-person present singular)
fienc (first-person past singular)
fās (present second-person singular)
fāst (present second-person singular)
fiengi (past second-person singular)
fiengis (past second-person singular)
fāt (present singular third-person)
fienc (past singular third-person)
fān (first-person plural present)
fiengun (first-person past plural)
fāt (plural present second-person)
fiengut (past plural second-person)
fānt (plural present third-person)
fiengun (past plural third-person)
fiengi (first-person past singular)
fā (present singular third-person)
fiengi (past singular third-person)
fiengin (first-person past plural)
fiengit (past plural second-person)
fān (plural present third-person)
fiengin (past plural third-person)
fā (present singular)
fāt (plural present)
participle (plural)
fāndi (present)
gifān (past)
gifangan (past)

Middle Dutch: vâen
Dutch: vangen
Afrikaans: vang
Berbice Creole Dutch: fanggi
Negerhollands: vang, faṅ
Skepi Creole Dutch: fank
→ Aukan: fanga
→ Sranan Tongo: fanga
→ Caribbean Javanese: fangah, mangah
Limburgish: vange


fan

Heliand, verse 2984-2985

There towards him a woman came from another nation; she was of their noble-birth...

Thar imu tegėgnes quam ēn idis fan āðrom thiodun; siu was iru aðaligeburdeo...

Middle Low German: van, von

Dutch Low Saxon: van

German Low German: van, von, vun

From Proto-Germanic *afanē, *fanē, whence also Old High German fon.


fan

fan (person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport)

pl-noun

fan m pers (female equivalent fanka, related adjective fanowski)

fanka (feminine)
fanowski (adjective)
fan (nominative singular)
fani (nominative plural)
fany (derogatory nominative plural)
fana (genitive singular)
fanów (genitive plural)
fanowi (dative singular)
fanom (dative plural)
fana (accusative singular)
fanów (accusative plural)
fanem (instrumental singular)
fanami (instrumental plural)
fanie (locative singular)
fanach (locative plural)
fanie (singular vocative)
fani (plural vocative)


fan

fani (plural)
fan (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fanul (accusative definite nominative singular)
fani (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fanii (accusative definite nominative plural)
fan (indefinite singular)
fanului (definite singular)
fani (indefinite singular)
fanilor (definite plural)
fanule (singular vocative)
fanilor (vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English fan or French fan.


fan

head

fan (past dh'fhan, future fanaidh, verbal noun fantail or fantainn or fanachd)

dh'fhan (past)
fanaidh (future)
fantail (noun-from-verb)
fantainn (noun-from-verb)
fanachd (noun-from-verb)

From Old Irish anaid, fanaid (“stays, remains, abides”).


fan

Ella es una gran fan tuya.

es-noun

fan m or f by sense (plural fans or fanes)


fan

third-person plural present indicative of far


fan

Probably from Ewe ɸā́n (“clear, light”).


fan

(Må) fan ta dig!
(May) the devil take you! ("Fuck you!"/"Screw you!", usually without må)

Du var mig en jobbig fan

(offensive, vulgar) a bastard, a motherfucker

From Late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Old Frisian fandiand, present participle of fandia (“tempt”), from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“seek, search for, examine”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Norwegian Bokmål faen.


fan

Fan (också)! Jag glömde nycklarna.

(Va) fan!

Va fan?

Vad i självaste fan?

What in the ever-loving hell? (Literally, "What in the very devil himself?")

Det var då själva fan!

Oh for fuck's sake! (Roughly, "It was the devil himself!")

(swear word, sometimes followed by också or preceded by va or vad) damn (referring to the devil)


fan

Fan vilken bra låt!

Fan vad trist att din katt dog

How bloody sad that your cat died (with a sincere tone)

Det var fan på tiden!

Vem fan är det där?

Fan vad konstigt

(swear word) A (positive or negative) intensifier.


fan

Jag är ett jättestort fan av saffransbullar

fan (indefinite nominative singular)
fans (genitive indefinite singular)
fanet (definite nominative singular)
fanets (definite genitive singular)
fans (indefinite nominative plural)
fans (genitive indefinite plural)
fansen (definite nominative plural)
fansens (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English fan, short for fanatic, related to the Swedish words fanatisk and fanatiker.


fan

a vane, a web (part of the anatomy of a bird's feather)

fan (indefinite nominative singular)
fans (genitive indefinite singular)
fanet (definite nominative singular)
fanets (definite genitive singular)
fan (indefinite nominative plural)
fans (genitive indefinite plural)
fanen (definite nominative plural)
fanens (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Low German fan, used since 1772, closely related to Swedish fana (“flag”).


fan

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fang (Bantu).


fan

fan bóng đá


fan

From Old Frisian fon, from Proto-Germanic *fanē.


fan

Zitch vaperreen, an shimmereen, fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:

Such vapouring and glittering when stript in their shirts!

Zitch blakeen, an blayeen, fan ee ball was ee-drowe!

Such bawling and shouting, when the ball was thrown!

Fan Cournug yate a rishp, an Treblere pit w'eeme.

1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:

When Cournug gave a stroke, and Treblere put with him.

Dhicka die fan ich want to a mile.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:

Fan ich aam in this miseree.

1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:

From Middle English wan, wen, from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā.