Faunus

See also: faunus

English

Etymology

From Latin Faunus.

Proper noun

Faunus

1. (Roman mythology) Horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Greek counterpart: Pan.

Translations

Roman god

• French: Faunus (fr) m
• Greek: Φαύνος (el) m (Fávnos)

  Ancient: Φαῦνος m (Phaûnos)

• Italian: Fauno m
• Latin: Faunus m
• Polish: Faun (pl) m
• Russian: Фавн (ru) m (Favn)
• Sicilian: Faunu m

Further reading

• Faunus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, 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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäːu̯nus]

Proper noun

Faunus m (genitive Faunī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) Faunus (horned god of the forest, plains and fields)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Faunus	Faunī
genitive	Faunī	Faunōrum
dative	Faunō	Faunīs
accusative	Faunum	Faunōs
ablative	Faunō	Faunīs
vocative	Faune	Faunī

Derived terms

• Faunālia
• Faunius

 

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Φαῦνος (Phaûnos)
  • Greek: Φαύνος (Fávnos), φαύνος (fávnos, “faun”)
• → English: faun
• → French: faune
• → German: Faun
• → Italian: fauno
• → Irish: fánas
• → Portuguese: fauno
• → Romanian: faun
• → Spanish: fauno

References

• “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.