fanu

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

fanu

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

Mizo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

fanu

  1. daughter

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fanu f (nominative plural fana)

  1. Synonym of fana

Declension[edit]

Declension of fanu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fanu fana, fane
accusative fane fana, fane
genitive fane fana
dative fane fanum
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