fawn
Englanti
[muokkaa]Substantiivi
[muokkaa]fawn (monikko fawns)
- vasa
- kellertävä vaaleanruskea
Verbi
[muokkaa]| Taivutus | |
|---|---|
| ind. prees. y. 3. p. | fawns |
| part. prees. | fawning |
| imp. & part. perf. | fawned |
fawn
Etymologia
[muokkaa]- muinaisranskan faon << latinan fētus
Verbi
[muokkaa]| Taivutus | |
|---|---|
| ind. prees. y. 3. p. | fawns |
| part. prees. | fawning |
| imp. & part. perf. | fawned |
fawn
- (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