fångan

See also: fangan, fǎngǎn, fang an, and fāng'àn

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • fånga (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔŋɐn/
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɒ̃ŋɐn/, [ˈfɒ̃ŋɐ̃] (Vienna)
  • Hyphenation: fån‧gan

Verb

fångan (past participle gfångan) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Carinthia)

  1. (transitive) to catch (grab something flying in the air)
  2. (transitive) to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
  3. (reflexive) to improve in health; do well again; to do better
  4. (reflexive) to calm down; to compose oneself
  5. (with ane / oane and reflexive dative) to be slapped

Conjugation

Conjugation of fångan
infinitive fångan
past participle gfångan
present past subjunctive
1st person singular fång — fångad
2nd person singular fångst — fångadst
3rd person singular fångt — fångad
1st person plural fångan — fångadn
2nd person plural fångts — fångats
3rd person plural fångan — fångadn
imperative
singular fång
plural fångts
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