Faunus
See also: faunus
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editFaunus
Translations
editRoman god
Further reading
editLatin
editEtymology
editSome refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal”), (Ζεύς) Θαύλιος ((Zeús) Thaúlios), Phrygian δάος (dáos), Illyrian-related Daunus, Candāvia.
Some refer it to faveō.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäːu̯nus]
Proper noun
editFaunus m (genitive Faunī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Faunus | Faunī |
Genitive | Faunī | Faunōrum |
Dative | Faunō | Faunīs |
Accusative | Faunum | Faunōs |
Ablative | Faunō | Faunīs |
Vocative | Faune | Faunī |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “Faunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Faunus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Faunus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
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- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
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