"Faunus" meaning in Latin

See Faunus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈfau̯.nus/, [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠], /ˈfau̯.nus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfäːu̯nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal”), (Ζεύς) Θαύλιος ((Zeús) Thaúlios), Phrygian δάος (dáos), Illyrian-related Daunus, Candāvia. Some refer it to faveō. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*dʰeh₂w-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, {{cog|grc|θαῦνον||beast}} Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), {{cog|xpg|δάος}} Phrygian δάος (dáos) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Faunus<2.both>}} Faunus m (genitive Faunī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Faunus<2.both>}} Forms: Faunī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Faunus [nominative, singular], Faunī [nominative, plural], Faunī [genitive, singular], Faunōrum [genitive, plural], Faunō [dative, singular], Faunīs [dative, plural], Faunum [accusative, singular], Faunōs [accusative, plural], Faunō [ablative, singular], Faunīs [ablative, plural], Faune [singular, vocative], Faunī [plural, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) Faunus (horned god of the forest, plains and fields) Tags: Roman, declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Roman deities Derived forms: Faunālia, Faunius

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]"
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}

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