favonius
See also: Favonius
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editImplying Proto-Italic *favō (“one who favors/warms”): either from the root of faveō (“to favor”) and Faunus (itself of disputed etymology), or from that of foveō (“to warm, cherish”), with the *low- > law development of caveō, lavō (a.k.a. Thurneysen-Havet's Law).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /faˈu̯oː.ni.us/, [fäˈu̯oːniʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /faˈvo.ni.us/, [fäˈvɔːnius]
Noun
editfavōnius m (genitive favōniī or favōnī); second declension
- the west wind, Zephyrus
- A Roman proper name
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | favōnius | favōniī |
Genitive | favōniī favōnī1 |
favōniōrum |
Dative | favōniō | favōniīs |
Accusative | favōnium | favōniōs |
Ablative | favōniō | favōniīs |
Vocative | favōnie | favōniī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Synonyms
edit- (west wind): zephyrus
Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “west wind”): subsōlānus, eurus
Derived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “favonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “favonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- favonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “favonius”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.