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Zephyrus & Chloris (Favonius & Flora)

Etymology edit

From Latin Favōnius (favorable).

Proper noun edit

Favonius

  1. (Roman mythology) The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From faveō.

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Proper noun edit

Favōnius m sg (genitive Favōniī or Favōnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Favonius, a Roman politician

Declension edit

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Favōnius
Genitive Favōniī
Favōnī1
Dative Favōniō
Accusative Favōnium
Ablative Favōniō
Vocative Favōnī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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References edit

  • Favonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Favonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette