"faun" meaning in English

See faun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔːn/ [UK], /fɔn/ [US], /fɑn/ [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-faun.wav Forms: fauns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːn Etymology: From Middle English fawn, from Latin faunus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fawn}} Middle English fawn, {{der|en|la|faunus}} Latin faunus Head templates: {{en-noun}} faun (plural fauns)
  1. (Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry. Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman mythology, Mythological creatures Synonyms: satyr Translations (a mythical creature): фавн (favn) [masculine] (Bulgarian), faune [masculine] (Catalan), faun [masculine] (Czech), faun (Dutch), faŭno (Esperanto), fauni (Finnish), faune [masculine] (French), Faun [masculine] (German), Faunus [masculine] (German), φαύνος (fávnos) [masculine] (Greek), fán [masculine] (Icelandic), fauno (Ido), fánas [masculine] (Irish), semicapro [masculine] (Italian), fauno [masculine] (Italian), fawn (Middle English), faun [masculine] (Norwegian), wuduwāsa (Old English), faun [masculine] (Polish), fauno [masculine] (Portuguese), faun [masculine] (Romanian), фавн (favn) [masculine] (Russian), fauno [masculine] (Spanish), faunus [common-gender] (Swedish), pawno (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-faun-en-noun-oXkBWAc3 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 75 25 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'a mythical creature': 95 5
  2. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Nymphalid butterflies
    Sense id: en-faun-en-noun-g3XFNo3y Disambiguation of Nymphalid butterflies: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 25 52 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 50 20 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 35 65 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faune [archaic, rare], faunus [dated], fawn (english: in Chaucer and Keats)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (genus)",
        "en:Entomology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entomology",
          "entomology"
        ],
        [
          "nymphalid",
          "nymphalid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "entomology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔːn/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔn/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɑn/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "fawn"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "faune"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "faunus"
    },
    {
      "english": "in Chaucer and Keats",
      "word": "fawn"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "favn",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавн"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faune"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "faŭno"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "fauni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faune"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Faunus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fávnos",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φαύνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fán"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "fauno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fánas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "semicapro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fauno"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "fawn"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "wuduwāsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fauno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "faun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "favn",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фавн"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fauno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "faunus"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a mythical creature",
      "word": "pawno"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faun"
}

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