Fant

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English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Fant

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fante (“lad, chum”). Doublet of Infant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fant m (strong, genitive Fantes or Fants, plural Fante)

  1. an inexperienced person acting as experienced
  2. a dandy, an irrelevant person of pompous and vain apparence
    Synonym: Pinkel

Declension

Declension of Fant
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fant die Fante
genitive eines des Fantes, Fants der Fante
dative einem dem Fant, Fante1 den Fanten
accusative einen den Fant die Fante

1Now rare, see notes.

References

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