Pfanne

German

Etymology

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Doublet of Patina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpfanə/ (prescriptive standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈfanə/ (northern and central Germany, de-facto standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpfanːə/ (Switzerland)

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• Rhymes: -anə

Noun

Pfanne f (genitive Pfanne, plural Pfannen, diminutive Pfännchen n)

1. (generally) frying pan
2. (in context) short for compounds having -pfanne as their last component

   Dachpfanne ― pan tile

   Pulverpfanne ― priming pan

3. in technical contexts often a metaphor for various implements termed in English mostly socket, as well as in anatomical terminology.

Declension

Declension of Pfanne [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pfanne	die	Pfannen
genitive	einer	der	Pfanne	der	Pfannen
dative	einer	der	Pfanne	den	Pfannen
accusative	eine	die	Pfanne	die	Pfannen

Derived terms

• etwas auf der Pfanne haben
• in die Pfanne hauen
• pfannenartig
• pfannenlos

Related terms

• Angelpfanne, Dachpfanne, Bratpfanne, Bettpfanne, Gelenkpfanne, Hüftpfanne, Beckenpfanne, Pulverpfanne, Zündpfanne
• Pfannendach, Pfannengericht, Pfannengriff, Pfannkuchen, (Pfannekuchen, Pfannenkuchen), Pfannenstiel

Further reading

• “Pfanne” in Duden online
• “Pfanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Pfanne” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.