favonius

See also: Favonius

Latin

Alternative forms
  • faōnius (Vulgar Latin)

Etymology

Derived from the verb faveō (“to favor”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /faˈwoː.ni.us/, [faˈwoː.ni.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /faˈvo.ni.us/, [faˈvoː.ni.us]

Noun

favōnius m (genitive favōniī or favōnī); second declension

  1. Zephyrus, the west wind
  2. A Roman proper name

Declension

Second declension.

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

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • favōniālis
  • favōniānus

Usage notes
  • Often capitalized.

Descendants

References
  • 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
  • “favonius” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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