Fang

See also: fang, fáng, fàng, fāng, Fāng, and fǎng

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Fang pl (plural only)

  1. A people of western Africa.
Translations

Proper noun

Fang

  1. The dominant Bantu language of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, spoken by 1.3 million people, also called Pahouin.
  2. A Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon, spoken by only 2400 people, so called because it is spoken in the village of Fang.
Translations

See also

Etymology 2

From the Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 房 (Fáng).

Proper noun

Fang

  1. A county of Shiyan, Hubei, China.
Translations

Fang (Guinea)

Proper noun

Fang

  1. Fang people
  2. Fang language (Pahouin)

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Fang m (genitive Fanges or Fangs, plural Fänge)

  1. catch, capture
  2. booty, prey
  3. haul, draught
  4. fang, talon, claw, tusk
  5. (hunting) coup de grâce
  6. hunting, fishing (fish, whales)

Declension
Declension of Fang
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fang die Fänge
genitive eines des Fanges,
Fangs		 der Fänge
dative einem dem Fang,
Fange1		 den Fängen
accusative einen den Fang die Fänge
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Fang in Duden online
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