fångan

See also: fangan, fǎngǎn, fang an, and fāng'àn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• fånga (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔŋɐn/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒ̃ŋɐn/, [ˈfɒ̃ŋɐ̃] (Vienna)
• Hyphenation: fån‧gan

Verb

fångan (past participle gfångan) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Carinthia)

1. (transitive) to catch (grab something flying in the air)
2. (transitive) to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
3. (reflexive) to improve in health; do well again; to do better
4. (reflexive) to calm down; to compose oneself
5. (with ane / oane and reflexive dative) to be slapped

Conjugation

Conjugation of fångan

infinitive	fångan
past participle	gfångan
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	fång	—	fångad
2nd person singular	fångst	—	fångadst
3rd person singular	fångt	—	fångad
1st person plural	fångan	—	fångadn
2nd person plural	fångts	—	fångats
3rd person plural	fångan	—	fångadn
	imperative
singular	fång
plural	fångts