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Cimbrian
Noun
fannen
- plural of fanna
- dative singular of fanna
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną. Cognate with German finden, Dutch vinden, English find, Icelandic finna.
Pronunciation
Verb
fannen (third-person singular present fënnt, past participle fonnt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to find
Conjugation
| Irregular
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| infinitive
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fannen
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| participle
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fonnt
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| auxiliary
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hunn
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present
indicative
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imperative
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| 1st singular
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fannen
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—
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| 2nd singular
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fënns
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fann
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| 3rd singular
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fënnt
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—
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| 1st plural
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fannen
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—
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| 2nd plural
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fannt
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fannt
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| 3rd plural
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fannen
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—
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| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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Derived terms
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English fannian, from Latin vannō; equivalent to fan + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
fannen
- To process grain as to remove waste from usable product; to winnow.
- (rare) To move one's wings; to make a flapping motion.
- (rare) To blow; to move away by using the wind's motion.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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