Faustus

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Latin

Etymology

From faustus (“auspicious, lucky”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/,

Proper noun

Faustus m sg (genitive Faustī); second declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Quintus Anicius Faustus, a Roman consul

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Faustus
Genitive	Faustī
Dative	Faustō
Accusative	Faustum
Ablative	Faustō
Vocative	Fauste

Derived terms

References

“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.

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