fã

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fa"

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Italic *faznom

Latin fānum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Italic *-kos

Latin -cus

Latin -icus

Latin -āticus

Latin fānāticuslbor.

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French fanatiqueinflu.

English fanatic

English fancyinflu.

English fanbor.

Portuguese fã

Borrowed from English fan, shortened from fanatic, from Latin fānāticus (“temple related, enthusiastic”), from fānum (“temple”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃
• Hyphenation: fã

Noun

fã m or f by sense (plural fãs)

1. fan (admirer or aficionado)

   Synonyms: admirador, aficionado, apoiante

   Hyponym: (Brazil) torcedor (“sports fan”)

Derived terms

• fã-dublador
• fã-dublagem
• fã-dublar
• fanzaço
• fanzão
• fanzoca

Related terms

• antifã
• fã-clube
• fanzine