Pfanne

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Doublet of Patina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfanə/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfanə/ (northern and central Germany, de-facto standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpfanːə/ (Switzerland)
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  • Rhymes: -anə

Noun

Pfanne f (genitive Pfanne, plural Pfannen, diminutive Pfännchen n or Pfännlein n)

  1. (generally) frying pan
  2. (in context) short for compounds having -pfanne as their last component
    Dachpfanne ― pan tile
    Pulverpfanne ― priming pan
  3. in technical contexts often a metaphor for various implements termed in English mostly socket, as well as in anatomical terminology.

Declension

Declension of Pfanne
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Pfanne die Pfannen
genitive einer der Pfanne der Pfannen
dative einer der Pfanne den Pfannen
accusative eine die Pfanne die Pfannen

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