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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Etruscan or related to fovea (pit).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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favissae f pl (genitive favissārum); first declension (plural only)

  1. underground cellars situated near temples

Declension

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First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative favissae
Genitive favissārum
Dative favissīs
Accusative favissās
Ablative favissīs
Vocative favissae

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “favissae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 467
  • favisae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • favissae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.