fant

== Manx == === Verb === fant past participle of fann === Mutation === == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === fant 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 === IPA(key): /fant/ (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /faɲc/ === Noun === fant m (definite singular fanten, indefinite plural fantar, definite plural fantane) vagabond, tramp Synonyms: fark, landstrykar, ståtar (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 === font === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fons. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑnt/ === Noun === fant m font, fountain, spring ==== Descendants ==== English: font === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fant”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Pfand, from Middle High German phant, from Old High German phant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfant/ Rhymes: -ant Syllabification: fant === Noun === fant m inan (colloquial) security, deposit (item temporarily relinquished to guarantee something) (colloquial) thingy, widget, gizmo (unspecified object) (slang, especially criminal slang, chiefly in the plural) loot (stolen item) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === fant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fant in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Slovene == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian fante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fánt/ === Noun === fȁnt m anim boy (a young, unmarried male) boyfriend jack, knave (in a card game) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “fant”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026