fann

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See also: Fann and fånn

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. faint, weak, feeble
    Synonym: tláith

Declension

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

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

fann

  1. second-person singular imperative of fannen

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish fennaid (“to flay, skin”).

Verb

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

Mutation

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

Verb

fann

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fann

  1. past tense of finne

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

fann f

  1. fan (implement for winnowing grain)

Declension

Declension of fann (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fann fanna, fanne
accusative fanne fanna, fanne
genitive fanne fanna
dative fanne fannum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fan

References

Old Norse

Verb

fann

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

Swedish

Verb

fann

  1. past indicative of finna
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