Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish fant, from German Pfand (pledge).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

фант (fantm inan (genitive фа́нта, nominative plural фа́нты, genitive plural фа́нтов, diminutive фа́нтик)

  1. (dated, plural only) fant (game in which players perform comic tasks, assigned by lot to the owner of an object, the "fant")
  2. (dated) object whose owner is required to perform a comic task and which must be given back, in the game of fant
  3. (dated) task performed in this way

Declension edit