fan

fan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fan"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Fang.

Symbol

fan

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Fang (Bantu) terms

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Hyphenation: fan
  • Homophones: faan, fanne

Etymology 1

    Handheld fans.
    An electrical fan.
    A ceiling fan.

    Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (a winnowing, fan), derived from Latin vannus (fan for winnowing grain), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow).

    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.
      He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.
    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. (card games) A group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.
    8. (mathematics) A section of a tree having a finite number of branches.
    Hyponyms
    Derived terms
    Translations
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    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).
    11. (ice hockey, intransitive) To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
    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 (colloquial) 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.
        I am a big fan of cricket.
      Usage notes

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

      Synonyms
      Antonyms
      Hyponyms
      • See Category:en:Fans (people), for names of different fans or members of fan subcultures.
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      • Dutch: fan
      • Finnish: fani
      • French: fan
      • German: Fan
      • Italian: fan
      • Japanese: ファン
      • Korean: (paen)
      • Mandarin: (fěn)
      • Mandarin:  / (fàn)
      • Norwegian Bokmål: fan, fans
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: fan, fans
      • Polish: fan
      • Portuguese:
      • Romanian: fan
      • Spanish: fan
      • Swedish: fan
      • Thai: แฟน (fɛɛn)
      Translations
      References
      • Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “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 . Doublet of fen and hoon.

      Noun

      fan (plural fan)

      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.

      See also

      other terms containing "fan" but etymologically unrelated

      Anagrams

      Afar

      Etymology

      Cognate with Saho fan.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfan/ [ˈfʌn]
      • Hyphenation: fan

      Noun

      fán m

      1. middle, centre

      Declension

              Declension of fán      
      absolutive fán
      predicative fána
      subjective fán
      genitive fantí
        Postpositioned forms
      l-case fánal
      k-case fának
      t-case fánat
      h-case fánah

      Postposition

      fán

      1. towards; until
        • 2006, “Ruut 1:2 [Ruth 1:2]”, in Nabuwwa kee malikwa [Prophets and kings]‎[2]:
          Too waqdi Alimelek deqsita num, lab-xayloh nammay kee barra gabat hayya heeh, Yuudâ-baaxok Beetlacam deqsitta magaalak Mooyab deqsita marih baaxo fan dulah gexe.
          So a man called Elimelek, he went together with two sons and a wife, he migrated from a town called Betlehem in Judea to the country of the nation called Moab.

      References

      • Mario Capomazza (1907), “fan”, in La lingua degli Afar: Vocabulario Italiano-Dankalo e Dankalo-Italiano [The language of the Afar: Italian-Dankal and Dankal-Italian dictionary], Macerata: Unione Tipografica, page 131
      • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “fan”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 100
      • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[3], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 369

      Bambara

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [fã˦ã˨]

      Etymology 1

      Noun

      fan

      1. egg
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      Noun

      fan

      1. direction, side

      References

      Basque

      Etymology

      From joan via gliding and coalescence, joan > jwan > fan.

      Verb

      fan da/zaio (imperfect participle faten, future participle fango or fanen, short form fan, verbal noun fate)

      1. (Biscayan) alternative form of joan

      Further reading

      • fan”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

      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

      Procope of older afan, from a contraction of Middle High German ūf with the definite article. The form au fan is pleonastic.

      Preposition

      fan (Sette Comuni)

      1. on
        au fan tisson the table (literally, “up on table”)
      2. in
        übar fan Ròanin 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

      Emilian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfaŋ/

      Verb

      fan

      1. third-person plural present indicative of fèr

      Finnish

      Etymology

      From English fan.

      Pronunciation

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

      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. (North America) 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] Cognates include Northern Mansi пун (pun, feather, fur, wool).

      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

      Orthographic borrowing 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 Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).
      • (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 (plural fan-fan)

      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

      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)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present fanaim fanann tú;
      fanair
      fanann sé, sí fanaimid; fanann muid fanann sibh fanann siad;
      fanaid
      a fhanann; a fhanas fantar
      past d'fhan mé; d'fhanas /
      fhan; fhanas
      d'fhan tú; d'fhanais /
      fhan; 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 fanadh
      past habitual d'fhanainn /
      fanainn
      d'fhantá /
      fantá
      d'fhanadh sé, sí /
      fanadh sé, sí
      d'fhanaimis; d'fhanadh muid /
      fanaimis; fanadh muid
      d'fhanadh sibh /
      fanadh sibh
      d'fhanaidís; d'fhanadh siad /
      fanaidís; fanadh siad
      a d'fhanadh d'fhantaí /
      fantaí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future fanfaidh mé;
      fanfad
      fanfaidh tú;
      fanfair
      fanfaidh sé, sí fanfaimid;
      fanfaidh muid
      fanfaidh sibh fanfaidh siad;
      fanfaid
      a fhanfaidh; a fhanfas fanfar
      conditional d'fhanfainn /
      fanfainn
      d'fhanfá /
      fanfá
      d'fhanfadh sé, sí /
      fanfadh sé, sí
      d'fhanfaimis; d'fhanfadh muid /
      fanfaimis; fanfadh muid
      d'fhanfadh sibh /
      fanfadh sibh
      d'fhanfaidís; d'fhanfadh siad /
      fanfaidís; fanfadh siad
      a d'fhanfadh d'fhanfaí /
      fanfaí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      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 bhfanainn bhfantá bhfanadh sé, sí bhfanaimis;
      bhfanadh muid
      bhfanadh sibh bhfanaidís;
      bhfanadh siad
      bhfantaí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      fanaim fan fanadh sé, sí fanaimis fanaigí;
      fanaidh
      fanaidís fantar
      past participle fanta
      verbal noun fanacht

      archaic or dialect form
      dependent form

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of fan
      radical lenition eclipsis
      fan fhan bhfan

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

      References

      1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 305, page 154
      2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 102

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “fanaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 424; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

      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)

        Etymology 2

        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

        Etymology 2

        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)

        Etymology 2

        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

        Verb

        fan

        1. third-person plural present indicative of faire

        Old Dutch

        Alternative forms

        Etymology 1

          From Proto-Germanic *fanē.

          Preposition

          fan

          1. off, from
          Descendants

          Etymology 2

            From Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han.

            Verb

            fān

            1. to catch
            Conjugation
            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

            • fan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
            • fān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

            Old English

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ɑn/
            • Rhymes: -ɑn

            Noun

            fan f

            1. alternative form of fann

            Old Saxon

            Alternative forms

            Etymology

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

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /fɑn/

            Preposition

            fan

            1. from
              • Heliand, verse 2984-2985
                Thar imu tegėgnes quam ēn idis fan āðrom thiodun; siu was iru aðaligeburdeo...
                There towards him a woman came from another nation; she was of their noble-birth...

            Descendants

            References

            Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Altsächsisches Wörterbuch[5] (in German), 5th edition

            Polish

            Etymology

              Borrowed from English fan.

              Pronunciation

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

              Noun

              fan m pers (female equivalent fanka, related adjective fanowski)

              1. fan (person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport)
                Synonyms: entuzjasta, wielbiciel, miłośnik, zapaleniec

              Declension

              Further reading

              • fan”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
              • fan”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[7] (in Polish)

              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

              singular plural
              indefinite definite indefinite definite
              nominative-accusative fan fanul fani fanii
              genitive-dative fan fanului fani fanilor
              vocative fanule fanilor

              Scots

              Conjunction

              fan

              1. Doric Scots form of whan

              Adverb

              fan (not comparable)

              1. Doric Scots form of whan

              Scottish Gaelic

              Etymology

              From Middle Irish fanaid (stays, remains, abides), from Old Irish anaid.

              Verb

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

              1. stay, remain
              2. wait
              3. (much of Argyll) stay, live

              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 (less common) fanes)[1]

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

              Derived terms

              Verb

              fan

              1. third-person plural present indicative of far

              References

              1. ^ fan”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN

              Further reading

              Sranan Tongo

              Etymology

              Probably from Ewe ɸā́n (clear, light).[1]

              Ideophone

              fan

              1. Signifies whiteness

              References

              1. ^ Norval Smith (2009), “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 465.

              Swedish

              Etymology 1

              From Old Swedish fænden, 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 )
              2. (offensive, vulgar) a bastard, a motherfucker
                Synonym: jävel
                Ditt fan!
                You bastard!
                Hon var ett riktigt fan till lärare.
                She was a real bastard of a teacher.
                Du var mig en jobbig fan
                You're one annoying son of a bitch
              Usage notes

              Traditionally not capitalized.

              References

              Interjection

              fan

              1. (vulgar, 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. (vulgar) 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

              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

              References

              Tboli

              Noun

              fan

              1. bait

              Uzbek

              Etymology

              Borrowed from Arabic فَنّ (fann).

              Noun

              fan (plural fanlar)

              1. science

              Synonyms

              Vietnamese

              Etymology

              Borrowed from English fan.

              Pronunciation

              • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˧]
              • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧]
              • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˧]
              • Phonetic spelling: phan

              Noun

              fan

              1. fan (admirer, aficionado)
                fan bóng đá
                football aficionados

              Welsh

              Pronunciation

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

              Etymology 1

              Borrowed from English van.

              Noun

              fan f (plural faniau, not mutable)

              1. van

              Etymology 2

              Noun

              fan

              1. soft mutation of man

              Etymology 3

              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

              Mutated forms of man
              radical soft nasal aspirate
              man fan unchanged unchanged

              Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
              All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

              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 hwan, from Old English hwonne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwannā.

              Pronunciation

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

              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