fang

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /fæŋ/ UK /fæŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a long sharp tooth, as of a snake or dog

The serpent bared a glistening fang.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a long sharp tooth, as of a... tusk tooth canine

Word family

Forms fangedwhite-fanged

Derived forms fangedfangless

Related forms fangs

Etymology

From Old English 'fang' ('a catching, capture, booty'), from 'fōn' ('to seize'); the modern sense of a long tooth (originally 'that which seizes') developed by the 16th century. Of Proto-Germanic origin from '*fanhaną' ('to catch, seize').

fang Old English *fanhaną Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Animals

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# fang

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fæŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /fæŋ/

## Meanings
1. a long sharp tooth, as of a snake or dog

## Examples
- The serpent bared a glistening fang.

## Synonyms
- tusk
- tooth
- canine

## Derived Forms
- fanged
- fangless

## Related Forms
- fangs

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fang
- Root: *fanhaną

## Etymology
From Old English 'fang' ('a catching, capture, booty'), from 'fōn' ('to seize'); the modern sense of a long tooth (originally 'that which seizes') developed by the 16th century. Of Proto-Germanic origin from '*fanhaną' ('to catch, seize').

## AI Etymology
Fang is from Old English 'fang' ('a catching, capture, booty'), from 'fōn' ('to seize'); the modern sense of a long tooth (originally 'that which seizes') developed by the 16th century. Of Proto-Germanic origin from '*fanhaną' ('to catch, seize'). In present-day use, it means a long sharp tooth, as of a snake or dog. Derived formations include fanged and fangless. Related vocabulary includes fangs.

## Topics
- Animals

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