Faun

See also: faun

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Faun m (strong or mixed, genitive Fauns or Faunes, plural Faune or (rare) Faunen or Fauni)

1. (mythology) faun
   • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 514:

     Der junge Faun war sehr glücklich auf seiner Sommerwiese.

     The young faun was very happy in his summer meadow.

Usage notes

The noun plural forms Faunen and Fauni are rare.

Declension

Declension of Faun [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Faun	die	Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2
genitive	eines	des	Fauns, Faunes	der	Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2
dative	einem	dem	Faun, Faune1	den	Faunen, Fauni2
accusative	einen	den	Faun	die	Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2

¹Now uncommon, see notes.
²Rare.

Further reading

• “Faun” in Duden online
• “Faun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache