fanu

Middle English

Noun

fanu

  1. alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Mizo

Etymology

Compound of fa (“offspring, child”) +‎ nu (“female”).

Noun

fanu

  1. daughter

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fanu, from Proto-Germanic *fanō, a byform of the more general Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth; flag”). More at vane.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.nu/

Noun

fanu f (nominative plural fana)

  1. synonym of fana

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative fanu fana, fane
accusative fane fana, fane
genitive fane fana
dative fane fanum
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