faen
Asturian edit
Verb edit
faen
Bislama edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
faen
- A fine
- 2008, Miriam Meyerhoff, Social lives in language--sociolinguistics and multilingual speech[1], →ISBN, page 344:
- Bang i wantem mi faen from mi ovaspen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faen m
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, jeg synes synd på deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er en sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms edit
- (The Devil, Satan): fanden, den vonde, Gamle-Erik, hinmannen, djevelen, satan/Satan
- (devil, bastard): stakkar
Interjection edit
faen
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Fy faen!
- Fuck!, Oh, shit!
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
- Ikke faen!
- Hell no!
Usage notes edit
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
faen m
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, eg føler med deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er en sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Korleis skal ein fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms edit
- (The Devil, Satan): fanden, den vonde, Gamle-Erik, hinmannen, djevelen, satan/Satan
- (devil, bastard): stakkar
Interjection edit
faen
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Fy faen!
- Fuck!
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
- Ikkje faen!
- Hell no!
Usage notes edit
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vaːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /vai̯n/
Noun edit
faen
- Soft mutation of maen.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
maen | faen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Zhuang edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /fan˨˦/
- Tone numbers: faen1
- Hyphenation: faen
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
faen (Sawndip form 𰂐, 1957–1982 spelling fən)
- to divide; to split up
- to assign; to allot
- to distinguish; to differentiate
Noun edit
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)
Classifier edit
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)
- fen; cent; penny
- minute (unit of time)
- minute (unit of angle)
- a unit of length equivalent to 3 1⁄3 mm
- a unit of area equivalent to 66square metres 2⁄3
- a unit of weight equivalent to 1⁄2 gram
- a rate of interest, calculated as 1⁄10 of the capital for annual interest or 1⁄100 of the capital for monthly interest
Etymology 2 edit
Compare Bouyei wanl, Shan ၽၼ်း (phán), Sui vanl, Proto-Be *vənᴬ², Proto-Hlai *fjən.
Noun edit
faen (Sawndip forms 𥸹 or 魂 or 粉 or 𮂹 or 斈 or 粒, 1957–1982 spelling fən)