fani

See also: Fani, fáni, faní, and fâni

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• fʋni (traditional)
• fạni (Byington/Swanton)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: fani'

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw fani

Noun

fani (alienable)

1. squirrel

Derived terms

• fani hasibish holba (“kind of daisy”)
• fani imālakosi (“chameleon”)
• fani losa (“black squirrel”)
• fani okchako (“gray squirrel”)
• fani shapha (“mistletoe”)
• fanikoyyo (“sycamore”)
• fanoshi (“little squirrel”)

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛaːnɪ/

Noun

fani m (genitive singular fana, plural fanar)

1. devil

   fanin

   the devil, Satan

   ein fanans tíð

   a long time (‘a devil's time’)

   Tín fani!

   You devil!

Declension

Declension of fani
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fani	fanin	fanar	fanarnir
accusative	fana	fanan	fanar	fanarnar
dative	fana	fananum	fanum	fanunum
genitive	fana	fanans	fana	fananna

Synonyms

• fjandin, devulin, djevulin, illimaður, Sátan

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Finnish

Etymology

From English fan.

Noun

fani

1. (colloquial) fan (e.g. a soccer fan)

Declension

Inflection of fani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		fani	fanit
genitive		fanin	fanien
partitive		fania	faneja
illative		faniin	faneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fani	fanit
accusative	nom.	fani	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 fani (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

Synonyms

• (admirer) ihailija
• (supporter) kannattaja

Derived terms

• fanikama
• fanittaa
• fanius

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Gothic

Romanization

fani

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) fānī

1. genitive singular of fānum

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic فَنّ (fann).

Noun

fani (n class, plural fani)

1. a field or discipline (course of study or domain of knowledge or practice)

Adjective

fani (invariable)

1. successful, prosperous (characterized by success)
2. worthy (having worth, merit or value)