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Faunus
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faunus
English
Etymology
From en la Faunus.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Faunus.wav US
Proper noun
en Q3089703 en Roman god Horned god of the forest, plains and fields.
en Pales<id:Q654604>
en Pan<id:Q132582><qq:Greek counterpart>
Translations
Roman god
French: fr Faunus m
Greek: el Φαύνος m
Ancient Greek: grc Φαῦνος m
Italian: it Fauno m
Latin: la Faunus m
Polish: pl Faun m
Russian: ru Фавн m
Sicilian: scn Faunu m
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Some refer it to la ine-pro *dʰeh₂w-, whence grc θαῦνον beast, grc θώς jackal, grc Θαύλιος (Ζεύς) Θαύλιος, xpg δάος, Illyrian-related Daunus, Candāvia.
Some refer it to la faveō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Faunus<2.both>
la Roman god en Faunus horned god of the forest, plains and fields
Declension
Faunus<2.both>
Derived terms
la Faunālia Faunius
Descendants
grc Φαῦνος 1
References