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fan
fan (an enthusiastic admirer or supporter) /ˈfan/
noun#1649 most common
Also: supporter, admirer
Example sentences
Sunt fan de fotbal.
I am a football fan.
Fratele meu este fan al trupei Metallica.
My brother is a fan of the band Metallica.
Mulți fani au așteptat ore întregi la concert.
Many fans waited for hours at the concert.
Fanii echipei au sărbătorit victoria pe străzi.
The team's fans celebrated the victory in the streets.
Deși nu se considera un fan înfocat, a mers totuși la meci.
Although he did not consider himself an ardent fan, he still went to the match.
Fenomenul fanilor obsedați de celebrități a devenit un subiect de studiu în sociologie.
The phenomenon of fans obsessed with celebrities has become a subject of study in sociology.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fanul | fanii |
| Genitive | fanului | fanilor |
| Accusative | fanul | fanii |
| Vocative | fanule | fanilor |
Word family
fanifans (plural)
fanăfemale fan (colloquial feminine form)
fanaticfanatic, zealot
club de fanifan club
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "fan" directly from English in the twentieth century, as sports, film, and pop music culture spread through mass media. The English word is a clipped form of "fanatic," which goes back through Latin "fanaticus" to "fanum," meaning temple or shrine. Romanian adopted both the word and its spelling unchanged, fitting it into native noun inflection.
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