"faunus" meaning in Latin

See faunus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈfau̯.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaːu̯.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: See Faunus. Head templates: {{la-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) faun (horned sylvan deity) Tags: Roman, declension-2, masculine
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      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: φαῦνος (phaûnos)"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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          "ref": "1st century B.C., Lucretius, De rura natura:",
          "text": "Haec loca capripedes satyros nymphasque tenere finitimi fingunt et faunos esse locuntur, quorum noctivago strepitu ludoque iocanti adfirmant volgo taciturna silentia rumpi.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈfaːu̯.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "text": "→ French: faune"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Faun",
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      "text": "→ German: Faun"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: fauno",
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      "text": "→ Italian: fauno"
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      "text": "→ Romanian: faun"
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Spanish: fauno"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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          "ref": "1st century B.C., Lucretius, De rura natura:",
          "text": "Haec loca capripedes satyros nymphasque tenere finitimi fingunt et faunos esse locuntur, quorum noctivago strepitu ludoque iocanti adfirmant volgo taciturna silentia rumpi.",
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}

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