Faustus

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Latin

Etymology

From faustus (auspicious, lucky).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Faustus m sg (genitive Faustī); second declension

  1. 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.