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
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	fång	-	fångad
2nd person sing.	fångst	-	fångadst
3rd person sing.	fångt	-	fångad
1st person plur.	fångan	-	fångadn
2nd person plur.	fångts	-	fångats
3rd person plur.	fångan	-	fångadn
imperative sing.	fång
imperative plur.	fångts
past participle	gfångan