Fabian

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”), derived from Fabius + -ānus. === Pronunciation === enPR: fā′bē-ən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.biː.ən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.bi.ən/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfæɪ.biː.ən/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈfe.bi.ən/ (India) IPA(key): /ˈfeː.biː.an/ Rhymes: -eɪbiən Hyphenation: Fa‧bi‧an === Adjective === Fabian (comparative more Fabian, superlative most Fabian) (military) Pertaining to or reminiscent of Roman general Fabius Maximus, whose tactics against Hannibal during the Second Punic War famously consisted of delaying or avoiding combat, focusing instead on weakening the enemy by cutting off supply lines. (politics) Advocating that social reforms be reached through a series of gradual and moderate stages rather than sudden revolution; specifically, relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism. (by extension) Cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest. ==== Alternative forms ==== fabian ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Fabian (plural Fabians) (politics) A Fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society. Synonyms: gradualist, reformist, social democrat ==== Related terms ==== Fabianism === Proper noun === Fabian (rare) A male given name from Latin. A surname. ==== Related terms ==== San Fabian ==== Translations ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Fabián. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈbijan/ [pɐˈbi.jɐn̪] Hyphenation: Fa‧bi‧an === Proper noun === Fabian (Badlit spelling ᜉᜊᜒᜌᜈ᜔) a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Fabian ==== Related terms ==== == Faroese == === Proper noun === Fabian m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Fabian: Fabiansson daughter of Fabian: Fabiansdóttir ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Fabiānus (“belonging to Fabius”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaː.bi.an/ === Proper noun === Fabian m a male given name (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) == Occitan == === Proper noun === Fabian m (Gascony) a male given name, equivalent to English Fabian === References === Guilhemjoan, Patric (2005), Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), Per Noste, →ISBN, page 148. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Fabiānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfa.bjan/ Rhymes: -abjan Syllabification: Fa‧bian === Proper noun === Fabian m pers a male given name, equivalent to English Fabian ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Fabian in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfabi̯an] === Proper noun === Fabian m pers (female equivalent Fabianová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Fabian”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Fabian c (genitive Fabians) a male given name (minced oath, colloquial) euphemistic form of fan Synonym: fabian ==== Usage notes ==== Most common in "fy Fabian." == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Fabián. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /fabˈjan/ [fɐbˈjan̪] IPA(key): (with nativization) /pabˈjan/ [pɐbˈjan̪] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: Fab‧ian === Proper noun === Fabián (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔) a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Fabian a surname from Spanish ==== Related terms ====