Fasan

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See also: fasan and fāsàn

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German fasān, fasant, alteration after Old French fasan(t) of older fashuon, from Old High German fasihuon, itself an alteration based on huon (“chicken”) of unattested *fasiān, from Latin phasianus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈzaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Fasan m (strong or mixed, genitive Fasanes or Fasans, plural Fasane or Fasanen)

  1. pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Declension

Declension of Fasan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fasan die Fasane, Fasanen
genitive eines des Fasanes, Fasans der Fasane, Fasanen
dative einem dem Fasan, Fasane1 den Fasanen
accusative einen den Fasan die Fasane, Fasanen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Estonian: faasan
  • → Russian: фаза́н (fazán)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: fazan
  • → Swedish: fasan

Further reading

  • “Fasan” in Duden online
  • “Fasan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Fasan m (plural Fasanen)

  1. pheasant
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