Fan

See also: fan, FAN, fán, fàn, fân, fān, fǎn, and Appendix:Variations of "fan"

English

Etymology

Shortening of Fanny, itself a short form of Frances.

Proper noun

Fan

A diminutive of Frances.
- 1917, Edna Ferber, Fanny Herself (page 173)
  Listen, Fan. That cowardly, sickly little boy you fought for in the street, that day in Winnebago, showed every sign of growing up a cowardly, sickly man.

Anagrams

NAF, NFA

German

Etymology

From English fan, short for fanatic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fɛn]
Audio (file)
Homophone: Fenn

Noun

Fan m (genitive Fans, plural Fans)

fan, devotee

Declension

Declension of Fan

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Fan	die	Fans
genitive	eines	des	Fans	der	Fans
dative	einem	dem	Fan	den	Fans
accusative	einen	den	Fan	die	Fans

Synonyms

Anhänger, Bewunderer, Getreuer, Jünger, Sympathisant, Verehrer

Antonyms

Gegner, Nichtfan

Hypernyms

Person, Mensch

Derived terms

Fanartikel, Fanbetreuer, Fangemeinde, Fanklub, Fankurve, Fanmeile, Fanshop, Fanzine, Fußballfan

Further reading

Fan in Duden online

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