Favonius

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Zephyrus & Chloris (Favonius & Flora)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Favōnius (favorable).

Proper noun

Favonius

  1. (Roman mythology) The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.

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Latin

Etymology

From faveō.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Favōnius m sg (genitive Favōniī or Favōnī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Favonius, a Roman politician

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Favōnius
Genitive Favōniī
Favōnī1
Dative Favōniō
Accusative Favōnium
Ablative Favōniō
Vocative Favōnī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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References

  • Favonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Favonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.