"Fan" meaning in German

See Fan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [fɛn] Audio: De-Fan.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from English fan, short for fanatic. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|en:fan<id:admirer>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "admirer", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "enthusiast", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "of a temple", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fānāticus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "fanatic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "fanatique", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fanatic", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hobby enthusiasts", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fancy", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fan", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Fan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Fan">, {{bor+|de|en|fan|id=admirer}} Borrowed from English fan 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, Fußballfan Related terms: Fanatiker, fanatisch, Fanzine

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
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          "text": "ein riesiger Fan",
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