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English
Pronunciation
Noun
fans
- plural of fan
Verb
fans
- third-person singular simple present indicative of fan
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Catalan
Noun
fans
- plural of fan
Chinese
Etymology
From English fans.
Pronunciation
Noun
fans
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) admirer(s); supporter(s) (Classifier: 班; 個/个)
Usage notes
Contrary to English usage, fans is used even when there is only one fan, rather than fan.
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
fans
- plural of fan
French
Noun
fans m or f
- plural of fan
Galician
Noun
fans
- plural of fan
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
fans m or f
- plural of fan
References
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of for (“speak, say”).
Pronunciation
Participle
fāns (genitive fantis); third-declension one-termination participle
- speaking, saying
Declension
Third-declension participle.
1When used purely as an adjective.
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
fans
- (non-standard since 2015) simple past of finnes
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Borrowed from fans, the English plural of fan, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk countable fan. Ultimately an English clipping of fanatic.
Noun
fans m (definite singular fansen, uncountable)
- (collective, colloquial) fans
Spørst om fansen godtar det.- Depends on whether the fans accept it.
- indefinite plural of fan
Han har mange fans.- He has many fans.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- fanst (current standard form)
Verb
fans
- past tense of finnas (non-standard since 2012)
References
- “fans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfans/
- Rhymes: -ans
- Syllabification: fans
Noun
fans
- plural of fan
Swedish
Noun
fans
- indefinite genitive singular of fan
- definite genitive singular of fan
- indefinite plural of fan
- indefinite genitive plural of fan
- definite plural of fan
- definite genitive plural of fan
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