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English
Etymology
From Latin Faunus.
Proper noun
Faunus
- (Roman mythology) Horned god of the forest, plains and fields; Greek counterpart: Pan.
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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
Proper noun
Faunus m (genitive Faunī); second declension
- (Roman mythology) Faunus (horned god of the forest, plains and fields)
Declension
Second-declension noun.
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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.