Faustus
See also: faustus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom faustus (“auspicious, lucky”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/, [ˈfäu̯s̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/, [ˈfäu̯st̪us]
Proper noun
editFaustus m sg (genitive Faustī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Anicius Faustus, a Roman consul
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Faustus |
Genitive | Faustī |
Dative | Faustō |
Accusative | Faustum |
Ablative | Faustō |
Vocative | Fauste |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Faustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Faustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.