slan

See also: slán, slàn, slån, s.l.a.n., and Appendix:Variations of "slan"

English

Etymology

From Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, a science fiction novel about persecuted—yet physically, mentally and morally superior—telepathic mutant humans.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

slan (plural slans)

1. (dated, fandom slang) A fan of science fiction.
   • 1944, John Bristol Speer, “F - Fascism”, in Fancyclopedia‎^[1]:

     The idea of a national government, covering all the slan race and nobody else, is seen in the many drives for a general fan organization.

   • 1950 September, Charles Stuart Metchette, “Michigan Memories”, in Spacewarp‎^[2], number 42, pages 72–77:

     Here, at least once a month, the slans from Michigan gathered for sneak previews of forthcoming WARPS, to criticise some Rappian manuscript which Art was polishing for pro submission, or to talk about various subjects as fans are wont to do, and drink beer, pop, consume beans, dogs, chips, or eclairs.

   • 1955, Arthur Koestler, The Trail of the Dinosaur and Other Essays, page 143:

     Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, "slan" meaning a biologically mutated superman.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fans are slans
• slan center
• slanhood

• slannish
• slanshack

Related terms

• Homo superior

References

• Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “slan”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 187–8.
• Template:R:OED SF

Anagrams

• LANs, LNAs

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahaną.

Verb

slān

1. to hit, to beat

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• avaslān

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: slâen
  • Dutch: slaan, slagen
    • Afrikaans: slaan, slaag
  • Limburgish: slaon

Further reading

• “slān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solnъ. Compare sȏl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slâːn/
• Rhymes: -âːn

Adjective

slȃn (Cyrillic spelling сла̑н, definite slȃnī, comparative slànijī)

1. salty, saline

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slan	slana	slano
genitive		slana	slane	slana
dative		slanu	slanoj	slanu
accusative	inanimate animate	slan slana	slanu	slano
vocative		slan	slana	slano
locative		slanu	slanoj	slanu
instrumental		slanim	slanom	slanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slani	slane	slana
genitive		slanih	slanih	slanih
dative		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)
accusative		slane	slane	slana
vocative		slani	slane	slana
locative		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)
instrumental		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slani	slana	slano
genitive		slanog(a)	slane	slanog(a)
dative		slanom(u/e)	slanoj	slanom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	slani slanog(a)	slanu	slano
vocative		slani	slana	slano
locative		slanom(e/u)	slanoj	slanom(e/u)
instrumental		slanim	slanom	slanim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slani	slane	slana
genitive		slanih	slanih	slanih
dative		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)
accusative		slane	slane	slana
vocative		slani	slane	slana
locative		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)
instrumental		slanim(a)	slanim(a)	slanim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slanijii	slanijia	slanijie
genitive		slanijieg(a)	slanijie	slanijieg(a)
dative		slanijiem(u)	slanijioj	slanijiem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	slanijii slanijieg(a)	slanijiu	slanijie
vocative		slanijii	slanijia	slanijie
locative		slanijiem(u)	slanijioj	slanijiem(u)
instrumental		slanijiim	slanijiom	slanijiim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		slanijii	slanijie	slanijia
genitive		slanijiih	slanijiih	slanijiih
dative		slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)
accusative		slanijie	slanijie	slanijia
vocative		slanijii	slanijie	slanijia
locative		slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)
instrumental		slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)	slanijiim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najslanijii	najslanijia	najslanijie
genitive		najslanijieg(a)	najslanijie	najslanijieg(a)
dative		najslanijiem(u)	najslanijioj	najslanijiem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najslanijii najslanijieg(a)	najslanijiu	najslanijie
vocative		najslanijii	najslanijia	najslanijie
locative		najslanijiem(u)	najslanijioj	najslanijiem(u)
instrumental		najslanijiim	najslanijiom	najslanijiim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najslanijii	najslanijie	najslanijia
genitive		najslanijiih	najslanijiih	najslanijiih
dative		najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)
accusative		najslanijie	najslanijie	najslanijia
vocative		najslanijii	najslanijie	najslanijia
locative		najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)
instrumental		najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)	najslanijiim(a)

References

• “slan” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *solnъ, probably originally a past passive participle meaning "(having been) salted".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sláːn/

Adjective

slȃn (comparative bȍlj slȃn, superlative nȁjbolj slȃn)

1. salt, salty

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	slán	slána	sláno
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slán ind sláni def	slána	sláno
genitive	slánega	sláne	slánega
dative	slánemu	sláni	slánemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	sláno	sláno
locative	slánem	sláni	slánem
instrumental	slánim	sláno	slánim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	slána	sláni	sláni
genitive	slánih	slánih	slánih
dative	slánima	slánima	slánima
accusative	slána	sláni	sláni
locative	slánih	slánih	slánih
instrumental	slánima	slánima	slánima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sláni	sláne	slána
genitive	slánih	slánih	slánih
dative	slánim	slánim	slánim
accusative	sláne	sláne	slána
locative	slánih	slánih	slánih
instrumental	slánimi	slánimi	slánimi

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