"faon" meaning in French

See faon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-faon.wav Forms: faons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French faon, from Old French faon, feün, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, progreny”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare Occitan fedon. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|faon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French faon, {{inh+|fr|frm|faon}} Inherited from Middle French faon, {{inh|fr|fro|feon|faon, feün}} Old French faon, feün, {{inh|fr|VL.|*fētō|*fētōnem}} Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, {{der|fr|la|fētus|t=offspring, progreny}} Latin fētus (“offspring, progreny”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-, {{cog|oc|fedon}} Occitan fedon Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} faon m (plural faons)
  1. fawn (young deer) Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Baby animals Derived forms: faonner Related terms: paon, taon
    Sense id: en-faon-fr-noun-OBiEqZaT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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