favus

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin favus (“honeycomb”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪvəs

Noun

favus (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
2. A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Translations

infection

• French: favus (fr) m

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fa.vys/

Noun

favus m (usually uncountable)

1. favus

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Latin

favus (honeycomb)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈfa.wus/

Noun

favus (genitive favī); m, second declension

1. honeycomb
2. a hexagonal pavement stone

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	favus	favī
genitive	favī	favōrum
dative	favō	favīs
accusative	favum	favōs
ablative	favō	favīs
vocative	fave	favī

Descendants

• English: favus
• Italian: favo
• Portuguese: favo
• Romanian: fag, fagure
• Spanish: favo, havo