fanu

Middle English

Noun

fanu

1. Alternative form of fane (“flag, vane”)

Mizo

Etymology

Compound of fa (“offspring, child”) +‎ nu (“female”).

Noun

fanu

1. daughter

Old English

Alternative forms

• fonu

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fanu, from Proto-Germanic *fanō, a byform of the more general Proto-Germanic *fanô (“cloth; flag”). More at vane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑ.nu/

Noun

fanu f (nominative plural fana)

1. Synonym of fana

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	fanu	fana, fane
accusative	fane	fana, fane
genitive	fane	fana
dative	fane	fanum