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Manx

Verb

fant

  1. past participle of fann

Mutation

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

fant

  1. simple past of finne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Attested at least since the 17th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

fant m (definite singular fanten, indefinite plural fantar, definite plural fantane)

  1. vagabond, tramp
    Synonyms: fark, landstrykar, ståtar
  2. (ethnic slur, often offensive) synonym of tater

Derived terms

  • fantegut (“vagabond boy”)
  • fantefut (“public servant who chases away vagabonds”)
  • fantemål (“vagabond language”)
  • fanteri (“mischief, vagabondage”)
  • fente (“female vagabond”)
  • raka fant

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fons.

Pronunciation

Noun

fant m

  1. font, fountain, spring

Descendants

  • English: font

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfand, from Middle High German phant, from Old High German phant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfant/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ant
  • Syllabification: fant

Noun

fant m inan

  1. (colloquial) security, deposit (item temporarily relinquished to guarantee something)
  2. (colloquial) thingy, widget, gizmo (unspecified object)
  3. (slang, especially criminal slang, chiefly in the plural) loot (stolen item)
    • 1999, Małgorzata Karpińska, Złodzieje, agenci, policyjni strażnicy: przestępstwa pospolite w Warszawie 1815-1830, Wyd. Dig:
      Złodzieje w przypadku zagrożenia lub raczej przedstawiciele „proletariatu złodziejskiego” chronili się jak włóczędzy w licznych jeszcze wtedy ruinach pałaców. Tam też odnajdywano niekiedy skradzione „fanty”.
      Thieves, in case of emergency, or rather representatives of the "thieves' proletariat" protected themselves like vagabons in the numerous ruins of the castle. Sometimes one could also find there stolen "loot".
    • 2015 June 8, Jarosław Ruszkiewicz, Syndrom Everetta: Ulysses, Drageus, →ISBN:
      Skradziony fant miał trafić w jego ręce i to była szansa, żeby przyłapać go wreszcie na gorącym uczynku.
      The stolen loot was supposed to end up in his hands there was a chance to catch him im the act.
    • 2020 December 23, Krzysztof Beśka, Wieczorny seans, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Dwa celne ciosy wystarczyły, żeby złodziej, obok juchy, puścił też farbę. Po fanty komisarz musiał się jednak pofatygować nieco dalej.
      Two successful hits were enough to spill more than blood; the thief spilt the beans. As for the loot, the commissioner had to stretch his legs a bit in order to retrieve them.

Declension

Declension of fant
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

adjective
  • fantowy

Further reading

  • fant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Slovene

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fante.

Pronunciation

Noun

fȁnt m anim

  1. boy (a young, unmarried male)
  2. boyfriend
  3. jack, knave (in a card game)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Masculine anim., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...

See also

Playing cards in Slovene · igralne karte (layout · text)
as, enka dvojka trojka štirka, štirica petka, petica šestka, šestica sedemka, sedmica
osmica devetka, devetica desetka, desetica fant kraljica, dama kralj joker

Further reading

  • “fant”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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