fon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"

§English

Wikipedia

§Etymology 1

From Middle English fon, fonne, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish fåne (“a fool, idiot, prat”) (compare Swedish fånig (“foolish”)), Icelandic fáni (“a buoyant, high-flying person”, literally “a standard, flag”), from Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Indo-European *pān- (“fabric”). Cognate with Old English fana (“a banner, standard”). More at vane.

§Noun

fon (plural fons)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (obsolete) A fool or idiot.
   • 1579, Edmund Spender, The Shepheardes Calender: Februarie:

     Thou art a fon, of thy loue to boste,

     All that is lent to loue, wyll be lost.

§Adjective

fon (not comparable)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (obsolete) Foolish; simple; silly.

§Etymology 2

From Middle English fonnen, from fon, fonne (“fool”).

§Verb

fon (third-person singular simple present fons, present participle fonning, simple past and past participle fonned)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (intransitive, obsolete) To be foolish or simple; act like a fool; dote.

§Etymology 3

§Noun

fon (plural fons)

1. A chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon.
   • 2008, Milton Krieger, Cameroon's Social Democratic Front (ISBN 9956558168), page 71:

     Province-wide, the latter part of the 1990s witnessed considerable efforts by the regime to organize and activate a bloc of such financially dependent fons in the North West Elite Association (NWELA), […]

   • 2010, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (ISBN 0810873990), page 53:

     In the early 1900s, the Bafut fought several wars with the German colonizers and their allies, ending in 1907 with the exile of the fon of that time.

   • 2011, Society and Change in Bali Nyonga: Critical Perspectives (ISBN 9956579394), page 152:

     Biya's volte-face became apparent in July 1990 when he, as president of the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) appointed Ganyonga and the fons of Mankon and and Bafut into key positions of the party […]

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§Catalan

§Verb

fon

1. third-person singular present indicative form of fondre
2. second-person singular imperative form of fondre

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§French

§Noun

fon m (uncountable)

1. Fon (language)

§External links

• “fon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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§Gothic

§Romanization

fōn

1. Romanization of 𐍆𐍉𐌽

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§Haitian Creole

§Etymology

From French fond (“bottom”)

§Noun

fon

1. bottom

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§Hungarian

§Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *puna (“to spin, twist”).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfon/

§Verb

fon

1. to spin

§Conjugation

conjugation of fon

Infinitive			fonni
Past participle			font
Present participle			fonó
Future participle			fonandó
Adverbial participle			fonva
Potential			fonhat
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative Mood	Present	Indefinite	fonok	fonsz	fon	fonunk	fontok	fonnak
		Definite	fonom én téged/titeket fonlak	fonod	fonja	fonjuk	fonjátok	fonják
	Past	Indefinite	fontam	fontál	font	fontunk	fontatok	fontak
		Definite	fontam én téged/titeket fontalak	fontad	fonta	fontuk	fontátok	fonták
Conditional Mood	Present	Indefinite	fonnék	fonnál	fonna	fonnánk	fonnátok	fonnának
		Definite	fonnám én téged/titeket fonnálak	fonnád	fonná	fonnánk	fonnátok	fonnák
Subjunctive Mood	Present	Indefinite	fonjak	fonj or fonjál	fonjon	fonjunk	fonjatok	fonjanak
		Definite	fonjam én téged/titeket fonjalak	fond or fonjad	fonja	fonjuk	fonjátok	fonják
Conjugated Infinitive			fonnom	fonnod	fonnia	fonnunk	fonnotok	fonniuk

§Derived terms

fonadék fonal

fonál fonat

fonoda fonódik

fonott fonottas

(With verbal prefixes):

• befon
• kifon

Expressions

• nincs kolbászból fonva a kerítés

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§Italian

§Etymology

Originally a brandname, from German Fön, from Föhn, a warm, dry wind.

§Noun

fon m (invariable)

1. hairdryer, blowdryer

§Related terms

• fonare

§Synonyms

• asciugacapelli

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§Lojban

§Rafsi

fon

1. rafsi of fonxa.

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§Old English

§Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pang-, *pank-. Cognate with Old Frisian fā, Old Saxon fahan, Old Dutch fān (Dutch vangen), Old High German fahan (German fangen (“catch”)), Old Norse fá (Danish and Swedish få), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin pangō (“fix”).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːn/

§Verb

fōn

1. to seize, take

§Conjugation

Conjugation of fōn (strong class 7)

infinitive	fōn	tō fōnne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fō	fēng
2nd-person singular	fēhst	fēnge
3rd-person singular	fēhþ	fēng
plural	fōþ	fēngon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	fō	fēnge
plural	fōn	fēngen
imperative
singular	fōh
plural	fōþ
participle	present	past
	—	fangen, (ġe)fongen

§Derived terms

• onfōn

§Descendants

• English: fang

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§Old High German

§Etymology

Proto-Germanic *afana, whence also Old Saxon fan

§Preposition

fon

1. from

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§Old Saxon

§Preposition

fon

1. alternative form of fan

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§Saterland Frisian

§Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *afana. Compare West Frisian fan, German von.

§Preposition

fon

1. from
2. of

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§Scottish Gaelic

§Etymology

fo + an

§Preposition

fon

1. under the
2. under their

§Derived terms

• fa-near

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§Serbo-Croatian

§Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fôːn/

§Noun

fȏn m (Cyrillic spelling фо̑н)

1. (linguistics) phone

§Declension

    declension of fon

	singular	plural
nominative	fȏn	foni
genitive	fona	fona
dative	fonu	fonima
accusative	fon	fone
vocative	fone	foni
locative	fonu	fonima
instrumental	fonom	fonima

§Etymology 2

From French fond.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fôːn/

§Noun

fȏn m (Cyrillic spelling фо̑н)

1. basis, foundation
2. (painting) the first layer that lays the foundation for the painting

§Declension

    declension of fon

	singular	plural
nominative	fȏn	fónovi
genitive	fona	fonova
dative	fonu	fonovima
accusative	fon	fonove
vocative	fone	fonovi
locative	fonu	fonovima
instrumental	fonom	fonovima

§Synonyms

• (basis): ȍsnova
• (foundation layer): fȍnd

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§Vilamovian

§Etymology

From Middle High German von (“from”), from Old High German fon, fona (“from”)

§Preposition

fon

1. from
2. of (belonging to)