Fasan

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See also: fasan and fāsàn

German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German fasān, fasant, alteration after Old French fasan(t) of older fashuon, from Old High German fasihuon, itself an alteration based on huon (“chicken”) of unattested *fasiān, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /faˈzaːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun[edit]

Fasan m (strong or mixed, genitive Fasanes or Fasans, plural Fasane or Fasanen)

  1. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Fasan [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fasan die Fasane, Fasanen
genitive eines des Fasanes, Fasans der Fasane, Fasanen
dative einem dem Fasan, Fasane1 den Fasanen
accusative einen den Fasan die Fasane, Fasanen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Estonian: faasan
  • → Russian: фаза́н (fazán)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: fazan
  • → Swedish: fasan

Further reading[edit]

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

Luxembourgish[edit]

Noun[edit]

Fasan m (plural Fasanen)

  1. pheasant
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