"Fan" meaning in German

See Fan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [fɛn] Audio: De-Fan.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from English fan, short for fanatic. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|en|fan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=admirer|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English fan, {{bor+|de|en|fan|id=admirer}} Borrowed from English fan, {{m|en|fanatic}} fanatic Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Fan m (strong, genitive Fans, plural Fans) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Fans [genitive], Fans [plural], strong [table-tags], Fan [nominative, singular], Fans [definite, nominative, plural], Fans [genitive, singular], Fans [definite, genitive, plural], Fan [dative, singular], Fans [dative, definite, plural], Fan [accusative, singular], Fans [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fan, devotee Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Anhänger, Bewunderer, Getreuer, Jünger, Sympathisant, Verehrer Hypernyms: Person, Mensch Derived forms: Fanartikel, Fanbetreuer, Fangemeinde, Fanklub, Fankurve, Fanmeile, Fanshop, Fanzine, Fußballfan
    Sense id: en-Fan-de-noun-5ILi60sg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Fan meaning in German (2.9kB)

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