UrsprungSpelled phasshan by Risingh in 1671, pluralized as phasanter by Asteropherus in 1609. Borrowed from German Fasan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (ὄρνις) (phasianós (órnis), “bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phâsis)”).
- common-genderpheasant (a bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food)
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular of fasa
Formerfasan(indefinite, nominative, singular) · fasans(genitive, indefinite, singular) · fasanen(definite, nominative, singular) · fasanens(definite, genitive, singular) · fasaner(indefinite, nominative, plural) · fasaners(genitive, indefinite, plural) · fasanerna(definite, nominative, plural) · fasanernas(definite, genitive, plural)