Faunus
See also: faunus
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Faunus
TranslationsEdit
Roman god
Further readingEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂u-, 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.
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäːu̯nus]
Proper nounEdit
Faunus m (genitive Faunī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Faunus | Faunī |
Genitive | Faunī | Faunōrum |
Dative | Faunō | Faunīs |
Accusative | Faunum | Faunōs |
Ablative | Faunō | Faunīs |
Vocative | Faune | Faunī |
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “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