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See also: Fann and fånn

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fann (weak, helpless), from Proto-Celtic *wasnos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Welsh gwan.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fann (genitive singular masculine fainn, genitive singular feminine fainne, plural fanna, comparative fainne)

  1. faint, weak, feeble
    Synonym: tláith

Declension

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Declension of fann
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative fann fhann fanna;
fhanna2
vocative fhainn fanna
genitive fainne fanna fann
dative fann;
fhann1
fhann;
fhainn (archaic)
fanna;
fhanna2
Comparative níos fainne
Superlative is fainne

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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fann

  1. second-person singular imperative of fannen

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fennaid (to flay, skin).

Verb

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fann (verbal noun fanney, past participle fant)

  1. to skin, scalp, flay, slash
  2. to soak
  3. to fleece
  4. to dress down
  5. to bite (of wind)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fann ann vann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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fann

  1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of finne

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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fann

  1. past tense of finne

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *βannu, *wannu (winnowing fan).

Noun

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fann f

  1. fan (implement for winnowing grain)

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: fan

References

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Old Norse

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Verb

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fann

  1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of finna

Swedish

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Verb

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fann

  1. past indicative of finna