fan

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Translingual

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fan

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fang (Bantu).

English

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Etymology 1

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Handheld fans.
An electrical fan.
A ceiling fan.

From Middle English fan, from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with Latin ventus (“wind”), Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”), German Wanne (“winnowing basket”), Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”), Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”). More at winnow.

Noun

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fan (plural fans)

  1. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
  3. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
  4. The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
    • 1998, Brock Thoene, Bodie Thoene, A New Frontier: Saga of the Sierras, page 181:
      "If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow.
  5. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
  6. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
  7. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
  8. (mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
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Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 1)
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Verb

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fan (third-person singular simple present fans, present participle fanning, simple past and past participle fanned)

  1. (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
    We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
  2. (transitive) To slap (a behind, especially).
    • 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, →ISBN, page 148:
      Part of it was that as much as I respected filial devotion and as much as I liked Sarah Barstow, it would have been a real satisfaction to put her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver[sic] her a swell fanning, for not taking a look at that driver.
  3. (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
  4. (transitive) To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
    I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.
  5. (firearms, transitive) To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
    • 2011, Hans-Christoan Vortisch, GURPS Tactical Shooting, page 14:
      To fan a single action revolver, hold down the trigger and strike the hammer repeatedly with a free hand.
  6. (figurative) To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
    • 1923, Arthur Symons, Love's Cruelty, page 43:
      She comes, to fan my ardour, She kills me with her kisses.
  7. To winnow grain.
    • 1856, François Réal Angers Lelièvre, Lower Canada reports:
      By the first article, these fanning mills were appointed to be sent to the proprietors of the mills of Sault-à-la puce, Petit-Pré, Beauport, Pointe de Lévy, St. Nicolas and Ste. Famille in the isle of Orleans " to have all the wheat in general of whatever quality sent to these mills passed and fanned, before converting them into flour."
  8. (rail transport, transitive) To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
    Fanning the brakes results in the gradual depletion of the pressure in the cars' brake reservoirs, which can eventually cause a loss of all braking.
  9. (baseball, intransitive) To strike out.
  10. (baseball, transitive) To strike out (a batter).
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  • (to firing a revolver by holding trigger and hitting hammer) thumbing
Translations
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Etymology 2

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    Etymology tree
    English fanatic
    English fancyinflu.
    English fan
    Football/soccer fans in Argentina.
    Star Trek fans in the United States.
    Rolling Stones fans in Norway.
    A group of Beatles fans imitating the cover of the LP Abbey Road.

    Clipping of fanatic, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by fancy (“group of sport or hobby enthusiasts”), i.e. fancy boy (“fan”).

    Noun

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    fan (plural fans or fen)

    2. A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
      I am a big fan of libraries.
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    The plural fen is only used within science fiction fandom. See fen, etymology 3, for more information.

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    Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
    Descendants
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    • → Dutch: fan
    • → Finnish: fani
    • → French: fan
    • → German: Fan
    • → Italian: fan
    • → Japanese: ファン
    • → Korean: 팬 (paen)
    • → Mandarin: 粉 (fěn)
    • → Mandarin: 飯／饭 (fàn)
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: fan, fans
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: fan, fans
    • → Polish: fan
    • → Portuguese: fã
    • → Romanian: fan
    • → Spanish: fan
    • → Swedish: fan
    • → Thai: แฟน (fɛɛn)
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    References
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    • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fan”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 1 January 2017: “1889, American English, originally of baseball enthusiasts, probably a shortening of fanatic, but it may be influenced by the fancy, a collective term for followers of a certain hobby or sport (especially boxing)”

    Etymology 3

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    From Cantonese 分. Doublet of fen and hoon.

    Noun

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    fan (plural not attested)

    1. (Hong Kong, dated) A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.
      • 1939, chapter XI, in Colonial Reports - Annual Issues‎[1], page 37:
        1 chek (foot) = 14⅝ English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsün into ten fan or tenths.

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    other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated

    Anagrams

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    Bambara

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    fan

    1. egg

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    Noun

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    fan

    1. direction, side

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    Catalan

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    fan

    1. third-person plural present indicative of fer

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    fan

    1. Alternative form of ban

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    • Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
    • Quesada Pacheco, Miguel Ángel. 1991. El vocabulario mosco de 1612. En estudios de Lingüística Chibcha. Programa de investigación del departamento de lingüística de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Serie Anual Tomo X San José (Costa Rica). Universidad de Costa Rica.

    Chuukese

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    Noun

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    fan

    1. church (building)
      Ka mochen fiti fan? ― Do you want to attend church?
    2. time (instance or occurrence)
      • 2010, Ewe Kapasen God, United Bible Societies, →ISBN, Matthew 26:34, page 55:
        Jesus a apasa ngeni Peter, "Upwe apasa ngonuk pwe non ei chok pwinin me mwen ewe chukȯ epwe kökkö, fan unungat kopwe apasa pwe kose sinei ei."
        Jesus said to Peter, "I tell you that in this night before the chicken calls, three times you will say that you don't know me."

    Preposition

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    fan

    1. under

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Preposition

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    fan (Sette Comuni)

    1. on
      au fan tiss ― on the table (literally, “up on table”)
    2. in
      übar fan Ròan ― in Canove (literally, “over in Canove”)

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    Often used in conjunction with adverbs, such as au (“up”), übar (“over”), abe (“down”).

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    • “fan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English fan.

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    Noun

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    fan m (plural fans, diminutive fannetje n)

    1. fan (admirer)

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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From English fan.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfɑn/, [ˈfɑ̝n]
    • IPA(key): /ˈfæn/, [ˈfæn]
    • Rhymes: -ɑn
    • Syllabification(key): fan

    Noun

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    fan

    1. fan, admirer, aficionado

    Declension

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    Inflection of fan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    nominative fan fanit
    genitive fanin fanien
    partitive fania faneja
    illative faniin faneihin
    singular plural
    nominative fan fanit
    accusative nom. fan fanit
    gen. fanin
    genitive fanin fanien
    partitive fania faneja
    inessive fanissa faneissa
    elative fanista faneista
    illative faniin faneihin
    adessive fanilla faneilla
    ablative fanilta faneilta
    allative fanille faneille
    essive fanina faneina
    translative faniksi faneiksi
    abessive fanitta faneitta
    instructive — fanein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of fan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative fanini fanini
    accusative nom. fanini fanini
    gen. fanini
    genitive fanini fanieni
    partitive faniani fanejani
    inessive fanissani faneissani
    elative fanistani faneistani
    illative faniini faneihini
    adessive fanillani faneillani
    ablative faniltani faneiltani
    allative fanilleni faneilleni
    essive faninani faneinani
    translative fanikseni faneikseni
    abessive fanittani faneittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — faneineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative fanisi fanisi
    accusative nom. fanisi fanisi
    gen. fanisi
    genitive fanisi faniesi
    partitive faniasi fanejasi
    inessive fanissasi faneissasi
    elative fanistasi faneistasi
    illative faniisi faneihisi
    adessive fanillasi faneillasi
    ablative faniltasi faneiltasi
    allative fanillesi faneillesi
    essive faninasi faneinasi
    translative faniksesi faneiksesi
    abessive fanittasi faneittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — faneinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative fanimme fanimme
    accusative nom. fanimme fanimme
    gen. fanimme
    genitive fanimme faniemme
    partitive faniamme fanejamme
    inessive fanissamme faneissamme
    elative fanistamme faneistamme
    illative faniimme faneihimme
    adessive fanillamme faneillamme
    ablative faniltamme faneiltamme
    allative fanillemme faneillemme
    essive faninamme faneinamme
    translative faniksemme faneiksemme
    abessive fanittamme faneittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — faneinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative faninne faninne
    accusative nom. faninne faninne
    gen. faninne
    genitive faninne fanienne
    partitive fanianne fanejanne
    inessive fanissanne faneissanne
    elative fanistanne faneistanne
    illative faniinne faneihinne
    adessive fanillanne faneillanne
    ablative faniltanne faneiltanne
    allative fanillenne faneillenne
    essive faninanne faneinanne
    translative faniksenne faneiksenne
    abessive fanittanne faneittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — faneinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative faninsa faninsa
    accusative nom. faninsa faninsa
    gen. faninsa
    genitive faninsa faniensa
    partitive faniaan
    faniansa     		fanejaan
    fanejansa
    inessive fanissaan
    fanissansa     		faneissaan
    faneissansa
    elative fanistaan
    fanistansa     		faneistaan
    faneistansa
    illative faniinsa faneihinsa
    adessive fanillaan
    fanillansa     		faneillaan
    faneillansa
    ablative faniltaan
    faniltansa     		faneiltaan
    faneiltansa
    allative fanilleen
    fanillensa     		faneilleen
    faneillensa
    essive faninaan
    faninansa     		faneinaan
    faneinansa
    translative fanikseen
    faniksensa     		faneikseen
    faneiksensa
    abessive fanittaan
    fanittansa     		faneittaan
    faneittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — faneineen
    faneinensa

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    French

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    Borrowed from English fan, 1920s.

    Noun

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    fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

    1. fan (admirer, supporter)

    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from English fan.

    Noun

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    fan f (plural fans)

    1. (North America) fan (ventilator)

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    Friulian

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    Etymology

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    From Latin famēs.

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    fan f

    1. hunger
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    Galician

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English fan.

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    fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

    1. fan (admirer or aficionado)
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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    fan

    1. third-person plural present indicative of facer

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    Romanization

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    fan

    1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌽

    Hungarian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈfɒn]
    • Hyphenation: fan

    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“hair”).[1] Possibly a doublet of pina.[2]

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    fan (plural fanok)

    1. (obsolete) pubis
      Synonyms: (the region) szeméremtájék, (the bone) szeméremcsont, (mons pubis) szeméremdomb
    2. (obsolete) pubic hair
      Synonyms: szeméremszőrzet, fanszőrzet
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    Today it is used only in compounds.

    Declension
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    Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative fan fanok
    accusative fant fanokat
    dative fannak fanoknak
    instrumental fannal fanokkal
    causal-final fanért fanokért
    translative fanná fanokká
    terminative fanig fanokig
    essive-formal fanként fanokként
    essive-modal — —
    inessive fanban fanokban
    superessive fanon fanokon
    adessive fannál fanoknál
    illative fanba fanokba
    sublative fanra fanokra
    allative fanhoz fanokhoz
    elative fanból fanokból
    delative fanról fanokról
    ablative fantól fanoktól
    non-attributive
    possessive - singular         		fané fanoké
    non-attributive
    possessive - plural         		fanéi fanokéi
    Possessive forms of fan
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. fanom fanjaim
    2nd person sing. fanod fanjaid
    3rd person sing. fanja fanjai
    1st person plural fanunk fanjaink
    2nd person plural fanotok fanjaitok
    3rd person plural fanjuk fanjaik
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    Etymology 2

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    From English fan.

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    fan (plural fanok)

    1. (neologism, colloquial) fan (a person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport)
      Synonym: rajongó
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    Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
    singular plural
    nominative fan fanok
    accusative fant fanokat
    dative fannak fanoknak
    instrumental fannal fanokkal
    causal-final fanért fanokért
    translative fanná fanokká
    terminative fanig fanokig
    essive-formal fanként fanokként
    essive-modal — —
    inessive fanban fanokban
    superessive fanon fanokon
    adessive fannál fanoknál
    illative fanba fanokba
    sublative fanra fanokra
    allative fanhoz fanokhoz
    elative fanból fanokból
    delative fanról fanokról
    ablative fantól fanoktól
    non-attributive
    possessive - singular         		fané fanoké
    non-attributive
    possessive - plural         		fanéi fanokéi
    Possessive forms of fan
    possessor single possession multiple possessions
    1st person sing. fanom fanjaim
    2nd person sing. fanod fanjaid
    3rd person sing. fanja fanjai
    1st person plural fanunk fanjaink
    2nd person plural fanotok fanjaitok
    3rd person plural fanjuk fanjaik

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    1. ^ Entry #811 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
    2. ^ fan in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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    • (pubis; admirer, aficionado): fan in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
    • (pubis): fan , mostly redirecting to fanszőr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
    • (pubis): fan in Czuczor, Gergely and János Fogarasi: A magyar nyelv szótára (’A Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Pest: Emich Gusztáv Magyar Akadémiai Nyomdász, 1862–1874.
    • (pubis): fan at A Pallas nagy lexikona, Pallas Irodalmi és Nyomdai Rt., Budapest, 1897
    • (pubis): László Országh, Magyar–angol szótár (“Hungarian–English Dictionary”), Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1977

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    Etymology

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    From English fan (“a person who is fond of something or someone”), clipping of fanatic.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈfɛn]
    • Hyphenation: fan

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    fan (first-person possessive fanku, second-person possessive fanmu, third-person possessive fannya)

    1. fan: a person who is fond of something or someone.
      Synonyms: pengagum, penggemar
    2. fan device

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    Irish

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Irish fanaid, from Old Irish anaid (“to stay, remain, abide”).

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    fan (present analytic fanann, future analytic fanfaidh, verbal noun fanacht, past participle fanta)

    1. to wait
    2. to stay

    Conjugation

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    conjugation of fan (first conjugation – A)
    singular plural relative autonomous
    first second third first second third
    indicative present fanaim fanann tú;
    fanair†     		fanann sé, sí fanaimid fanann sibh fanann siad;
    fanaid†     		a fhanann; a fhanas /
    a bhfanann*; a bhfanas*     		fantar
    past d'fhan mé; d'fhanas /
    fhan mé‡; fhanas‡     		d'fhan tú; d'fhanais /
    fhan tú; fhanais‡     		d'fhan sé, sí /
    fhan sé, sí‡     		d'fhanamar; d'fhan muid /
    fhanamar; fhan muid‡     		d'fhan sibh; d'fhanabhair /
    fhan sibh;
    fhanabhair‡     		d'fhan siad; d'fhanadar /
    fhan siad; fhanadar‡     		a d'fhan /
    ar fhan*     		fanadh
    past habitual d'fhanainn /
    fhanainn‡; bhfanainn‡‡     		d'fhantá /
    fhantá‡; bhfantᇇ     		d'fhanadh sé, sí /
    fhanadh sé, sí‡; bhfanadh sé, s퇇     		d'fhanaimis; d'fhanadh muid /
    fhanaimis; fhanadh muid‡; bhfanaimis‡‡; bhfanadh muid‡‡     		d'fhanadh sibh /
    fhanadh sibh‡; bhfanadh sibh‡‡     		d'fhanaidís; d'fhanadh siad /
    fhanaidís; fhanadh siad‡; bhfanaidís‡‡; bhfanadh siad‡‡     		a d'fhanadh /
    a bhfanadh*     		d'fhantaí /
    fhantaí‡; bhfanta퇇
    future fanfaidh mé;
    fanfad     		fanfaidh tú;
    fanfair†     		fanfaidh sé, sí fanfaimid;
    fanfaidh muid     		fanfaidh sibh fanfaidh siad;
    fanfaid†     		a fhanfaidh; a fhanfas /
    a bhfanfaidh*; a bhfanfas*     		fanfar
    conditional d'fhanfainn / fhanfainn‡; bhfanfainn‡‡ d'fhanfá / fhanfá‡; bhfanfᇇ d'fhanfadh sé, sí / fhanfadh sé, sí‡; bhfanfadh sé, s퇇 d'fhanfaimis; d'fhanfadh muid / fhanfaimis‡; fhanfadh muid‡; bhfanfaimis‡‡; bhfanfadh muid‡‡ d'fhanfadh sibh / fhanfadh sibh‡; bhfanfadh sibh‡‡ d'fhanfaidís; d'fhanfadh siad / fhanfaidís‡; fhanfadh siad‡; bhfanfaidís‡‡; bhfanfadh siad‡‡ a d'fhanfadh /
    a bhfanfadh*     		d'fhanfaí / fhanfaí‡; bhfanfa퇇
    subjunctive present go bhfana mé;
    go bhfanad†     		go bhfana tú;
    go bhfanair†     		go bhfana sé, sí go bhfanaimid;
    go bhfana muid     		go bhfana sibh go bhfana siad;
    go bhfanaid†     		— go bhfantar
    past dá bhfanainn dá bhfantá dá bhfanadh sé, sí dá bhfanaimis;
    dá bhfanadh muid     		dá bhfanadh sibh dá bhfanaidís;
    dá bhfanadh siad     		— dá bhfantaí
    imperative fanaim fan fanadh sé, sí fanaimis fanaigí;
    fanaidh†     		fanaidís — fantar
    verbal noun fanacht
    past participle fanta

    * indirect relative
    † archaic or dialect form
    ‡ dependent form
    ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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    Irish mutation
    Radical Lenition Eclipsis
    fan fhan bhfan
    Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

    Istriot

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    Etymology

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    From Latin fāmes.

    Noun

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    fan

    1. hunger

    Italian

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English fan.

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    fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

    1. fan (admirer or follower)

    Etymology 2

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfan/
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Hyphenation: fàn

    Verb

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    fan

    1. Apocopic form of fanno

    References

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    1. ^ fan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Japanese

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    fan

    1. Rōmaji transcription of ファン

    Kanuri

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    Verb

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    fàn+

    1. hear
    2. understand
    3. feel

    Mandarin

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    Romanization

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    fan

    1. Nonstandard spelling of fān.
    2. Nonstandard spelling of fán.
    3. Nonstandard spelling of fǎn.
    4. Nonstandard spelling of fàn.

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    • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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    From Old English fann, from Latin vannus. Forms in v- are due to a combination of Southern Middle English voicing of initial fricatives and influence from the ultimate Latin etymon.

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    fan (plural fannes)

    1. A mechanism or device for removing chaff from grain (i.e. winnowing).
    2. A training or practice shield manufactured out of twigs or wickerwork.
    3. (rare) A fan; a device for blowing air as to cool.
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    fan

    1. Alternative form of fannen

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English fan, where it was a clipping of fanatic.

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    fan m (definite singular fanen, indefinite plural fans, definite plural fanane)

    1. (countable) a fan (person who is fond of someone or something)

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    fan m

    1. (swear word, in juxtapositions) Alternative form of faen
      Han er ein feig fan.
      He's a wimpy fucker.

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    fan

    1. third-person plural present indicative of faire

    Old Dutch

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    Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Germanic *fanē.

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    fan

    1. off, from
    Descendants
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    Further reading
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    • “fan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han.

    Verb

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    fān

    1. to catch
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    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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    Further reading
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    • “fān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

    Old Saxon

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    Alternative forms

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    From Proto-Germanic *afanē, *fanē, whence also Old High German fon.

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    fan

    1. from

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    Polish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English fan.

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    fan m pers (female equivalent fanka)

    1. fan (“admirer”)
      Synonyms: entuzjasta, wielbiciel, miłośnik, zapaleniec

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    Declension of fan
    singular plural
    nominative fan fani/fany (deprecative)
    genitive fana fanów
    dative fanowi fanom
    accusative fana fanów
    instrumental fanem fanami
    locative fanie fanach
    vocative fanie fani
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    Further reading

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    • fan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • fan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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    Noun

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    fan

    1. betel leaf

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from English fan or French fan.

    Noun

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    fan m (plural fani)

    1. fan (admirer, supporter)

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    Declension of fan
    singular plural
    indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
    nominative/accusative (un) fan fanul (niște) fani fanii
    genitive/dative (unui) fan fanului (unor) fani fanilor
    vocative fanule fanilor

    Scottish Gaelic

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    Etymology

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    From Old Irish anaid, fanaid (“stays, remains, abides”).

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    fan (past dh'fhan, future fanaidh, verbal noun fantail or fantainn or fanachd)

    1. stay, remain
    2. wait

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    Spanish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English fan.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈfan/ [ˈfãn]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: fan

    Noun

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    fan m or f by sense (plural fans or fanes)

    1. fan
      Synonyms: aficionado, admirador, entusiasta, fanático, hincha
      Ella es una gran fan tuya.
      She's a big fan of yours.

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    Swedish

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    Etymology 1

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    From Late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Old Frisian fandiand, present participle of fandia (“tempt”), from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“seek, search for, examine”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Norwegian Bokmål faen.

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    fan c

    1. the devil, Satan
      (Må) fan ta dig!
      (May) the devil take you! ("Fuck you!"/"Screw you!", usually without må)
    2. (offensive, vulgar) a bastard, a motherfucker
      Synonym: jävel
      Du var mig en jobbig fan
      You're one annoying son of a bitch
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    Traditionally not capitalized.

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    Interjection

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    fan

    1. (swear word, sometimes followed by också or preceded by va or vad) damn (referring to the devil)
      Fan (också)! Jag glömde nycklarna.
      Damn! I forgot my keys.
      (Va) fan!
      Damnit!
      Va fan?
      What the hell?
      Vad i självaste fan?
      What in the ever-loving hell? (Literally, "What in the very devil himself?")
      Det var då själva fan!
      Oh for fuck's sake! (Roughly, "It was the devil himself!")

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    fan (not comparable)

    1. (swear word) A (positive or negative) intensifier.
      Fan vilken bra låt!
      Damn, what a great song!
      Fan vad trist att din katt dog
      How bloody sad that your cat died (with a sincere tone)
      Det var fan på tiden!
      It's about bloody time!
      Vem fan är det där?
      Who the hell is that?
      Fan vad konstigt
      That's bloody strange
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    • Closer to English fuck than damn in offensiveness.
    • Often said with a doubly emphasized A for emphasis, like "fa-an."
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from English fan, short for fanatic, related to the Swedish words fanatisk and fanatiker.

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    fan c or n

    1. a fan (admirer)
      Jag är ett jättestort fan av saffransbullar
      I'm a huge fan of saffron buns
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    Declension of fan 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative fan fanet fans fansen
    Genitive fans fanets fans fansens

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    Borrowed from Low German fan, used since 1772, closely related to Swedish fana (“flag”).

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    fan n

    1. a vane, a web (part of the anatomy of a bird's feather)
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    Declension of fan 
    Singular Plural
    Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
    Nominative fan fanet fan fanen
    Genitive fans fanets fans fanens

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    Noun

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    fan

    1. bait

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    Uzbek Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia uz

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann).

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    fan (plural fanlar)

    1. science

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    Welsh

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from English van.

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    fan f (plural faniau, not mutable)

    1. van

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    fan

    1. Soft mutation of man.

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    Noun

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    fan

    1. Soft mutation of ban.

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    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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    Welsh mutation
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    man fan unchanged unchanged
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    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian fon, from Proto-Germanic *fanē.

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    fan

    1. from
    2. of

    Further reading

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    • “fan (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Middle English whanne, from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɸan/, /van/, /ɸɛn/

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    fan

    1. when
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:
        Zitch vaperreen, an shimmereen, fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!
        Such vapouring and glittering when stript in their shirts!
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:
        Zitch blakeen, an blayeen, fan ee ball was ee-drowe!
        Such bawling and shouting, when the ball was thrown!
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 9, page 88:
        Fan Cournug yate a rishp, an Treblere pit w'eeme.
        When Cournug gave a stroke, and Treblere put with him.
      • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 102:
        Dhicka die fan ich want to a mile.
        That day when I went to the mill.
      • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 104:
        Fan ich aam in this miseree.
        When I am in this misery.

    References

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    • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 39
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