slan

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English

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Etymology

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From Slan (1940) by A. E. van Vogt, a science fiction novel about persecuted—yet physically, mentally and morally superiortelepathic mutant humans. In the novel they are named after their alleged creator, Samuel Lann.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /slæn/
  • Rhymes: -æn
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

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slan (plural slans)

  1. (dated, fandom slang) A fan of science fiction.
    • 1944, John Bristol Speer, “F - Fascism”, in Fancyclopedia[1]:
      The idea of a national government, covering all the slan race and nobody else, is seen in the many drives for a general fan organization.
    • 1950 September, Charles Stuart Metchette, “Michigan Memories”, in Spacewarp[2], number 42, pages 72–77:
      Here, at least once a month, the slans from Michigan gathered for sneak previews of forthcoming WARPS, to criticise some Rappian manuscript which Art was polishing for pro submission, or to talk about various subjects as fans are wont to do, and drink beer, pop, consume beans, dogs, chips, or eclairs.
    • 1955, Arthur Koestler, The Trail of the Dinosaur and Other Essays, page 143:
      Fen gather in clubhouses called slanshacks, "slan" meaning a biologically mutated superman.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *slahan.

Verb

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slān

  1. to hit, to beat

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Dutch: slâen
    • Dutch: slaan, slagen
    • Limburgish: slaon

Further reading

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  • slān”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Noun

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slān

  1. inflection of slāh:
    1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *solnъ. Compare sȏl.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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slȃn (Cyrillic spelling сла̑н, definite slȃnī, comparative slànijī)

  1. salty, saline
Declension
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Further reading

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  • slan” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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slan (Cyrillic spelling слан)

  1. masculine singular passive past participle of slati

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *solnъ, probably originally a past passive participle meaning "(having been) salted".

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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slȃn (comparative bȍlj slȃn, superlative nȁjbolj slȃn)

  1. salt, salty

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. slán slána sláno
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative slán ind
sláni def
slána sláno
genitive slánega sláne slánega
dative slánemu sláni slánemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitive
anim
sláno sláno
locative slánem sláni slánem
instrumental slánim sláno slánim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative slána sláni sláni
genitive slánih slánih slánih
dative slánima slánima slánima
accusative slána sláni sláni
locative slánih slánih slánih
instrumental slánima slánima slánima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sláni sláne slána
genitive slánih slánih slánih
dative slánim slánim slánim
accusative sláne sláne slána
locative slánih slánih slánih
instrumental slánimi slánimi slánimi

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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  • slan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

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Noun

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slan n

  1. (slang, derogatory) someone lazy, slow (and slovenly)

Declension

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Declension of slan 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slan slanet slan slanen
Genitive slans slanets slans slanens

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