fan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fan"

Translingual

Symbol

fan

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

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fæn/
  • (æ-tensing) IPA(key): [fɛən], [feən], [fɛːn]
  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Homophones: faan, fanne

Etymology 1

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 (“fan”), German Wanne (“winnowing basket”), Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”), Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”). More at winnow.

Noun

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.
  2. An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
  3. 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.
  4. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
  5. An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
  6. A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
  7. (mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
Derived terms
Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 1)
Translations
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Verb

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).
Derived terms
  • (to firing a revolver by holding trigger and hitting hammer) thumbing
Translations

Etymology 2
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

fan (plural fans or fen)

  1. 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.
Usage notes

The plural fen is only used within science fiction fandom. See fen, etymology 3, for more information.

Synonyms
Antonyms
Hyponyms
  • See Category:en:Fans (people), for names of different fans or members of fan subcultures.
Derived terms
Terms derived from fan (noun, etymology 2)
Descendants
  • → 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)
Translations
References
  • 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

From Cantonese 分. Doublet of fen and hoon.

Noun

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, page 37:
      1 chek (foot) = 14⅝ English inches divided into 10 tsün (inches) and each tsün into ten fan or tenths.

See also
other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated

Anagrams

Bambara

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fã˦ã˨]

Noun

fan

  1. egg

Noun

fan

  1. direction, side

References

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -an

Verb

fan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fer

Chibcha

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /βan/

Noun

fan

  1. Alternative form of ban

References
  • 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

Noun

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

fan

  1. under

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

Preposition

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”)

Usage notes

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

References
  • “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

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English fan.

Pronunciation
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /fɑn/
  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /fɛn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

fan m (plural fans, diminutive fannetje n)

  1. fan (admirer)

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

From English fan.

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

Noun

fan

  1. fan, admirer, aficionado

Declension
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

Synonyms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fan/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fan, 1920s.

Noun

fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

  1. fan (admirer, supporter)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English fan.

Noun

fan f (plural fans)

  1. (Canada) fan (ventilator)

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin famēs.

Noun

fan f

  1. hunger
  • famâ

Galician

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fan.

Noun

fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

  1. fan (admirer or aficionado)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of facer

Further reading

Gothic

Romanization

fan

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌰𐌽

Hungarian

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fan (plural fanok)

  1. (obsolete) pubis
    Synonyms: (the region) szeméremtájék, (the bone) szeméremcsont, (mons pubis) szeméremdomb
  2. (obsolete) pubic hair
    Synonyms: szeméremszőrzet, fanszőrzet
Usage notes

Today it is used only in compounds.

Declension
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
Derived terms
  • fanatlan
  • fanos
  • fanosodás
  • fanosodik
Compound words

Etymology 2

From English fan.

Noun

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
Declension
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

References
  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.)

Further reading
  • (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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

Derived terms
  • fan fiksi

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fˠanˠ/

Verb

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

  1. to wait
  2. to stay

Conjugation
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

Mutation
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

Etymology

From Latin fāmes.

Noun

fan

  1. hunger

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfan/, /ˈfɛn/[1]
  • Rhymes: -an, -ɛn
  • Hyphenation: fàn

Noun

fan m or f by sense (plural fans)

  1. fan (admirer or follower)

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

Verb

fan

  1. Apocopic form of fanno

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

Japanese

Romanization

fan

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ファン

Kanuri

Verb

fàn+

  1. hear
  2. understand
  3. feel

Mandarin

Romanization

fan

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

Usage notes
  • 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

Etymology 1

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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fan/, /van/

Noun

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.
Descendants
References

Verb

fan

  1. Alternative form of fannen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fæn/

Noun

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

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

Noun

fan m

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

References

Occitan

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Verb

fan

  1. third-person plural present indicative of faire

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fanē.

Preposition

fan

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han.

Verb

fān

  1. to catch
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: vâen
    • Dutch: vangen
      • Afrikaans: vang
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: fanggi
      • Negerhollands: vang, faṅ
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: fank
      • → Aukan: fanga
      • → Sranan Tongo: fanga
        • → Caribbean Javanese: fangah, mangah
    • Limburgish: vange
Further reading
  • “fān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑn/

Preposition

fan

  1. from

Descendants

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fan/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: fan

Noun

fan m pers (female equivalent fanka)

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

Declension
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

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

Rohingya

Noun

fan

  1. betel leaf

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fan or French fan.

Noun

fan m (plural fani)

  1. fan (admirer, supporter)

Declension
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

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. stay, remain
  2. wait

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fan.

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology 1

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faːn/, /ˈfaːˌa(ː)n/
  • Rhymes: -aːn
  • audio(file)

Noun

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
Usage notes

Traditionally not capitalized.

References

Interjection

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!")

Adverb

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
Usage notes
  • Closer to English fuck than damn in offensiveness.
  • Often said with a doubly emphasized A for emphasis, like "fa-an."
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːn
  • Homophone: fän

Noun

fan c or n

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

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

fan n

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

References

Tboli

Noun

fan

  1. bait

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann).

Noun

fan (plural fanlar)

  1. science

Synonyms

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /van/
  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English van.

Noun

fan f (plural faniau, not mutable)

  1. van

Noun

fan

  1. Soft mutation of man.

Noun

fan

  1. Soft mutation of ban.

References
  • 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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
man fan unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔn/

Preposition

fan

  1. from
  2. of

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

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɸan/, /van/, /ɸɛn/

Adverb

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
  • 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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