Englanti

muokkaa

Substantiivi

muokkaa

fawn (monikko fawns)

  1. vasa
  2. kellertävä vaaleanruskea
Taivutus
ind. prees. y. 3. p. fawns
part. prees. fawning
imp. & part. perf. fawned

fawn

  1. vasoa

Etymologia

muokkaa
  • muinaisranskan faon << latinan fētus
Taivutus
ind. prees. y. 3. p. fawns
part. prees. fawning
imp. & part. perf. fawned

fawn

  1. (on, upon, over) liehakoida, hännystellä, mielistellä, imarrella
    a dog fawning upon its master
    I don't like waiters who fawn all over you.
    During those eight years many journalists fawned over Obama (forbes.com)
    Hello! brings a new brand of celebrity fawning [fawning over celebrities] to the UK. (bbc.co.uk)

Etymologia

muokkaa
  • keskienglannin fawnen << muinaisenglannin fahnian, fagnian, fæġnian ("iloita"); vrt. fain