fanum

See also: Fanum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fānum (“shrine”). Doublet of fane.

Noun

fanum (plural fana)

1. (historical) The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.

Related terms

• profane

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *faznom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-nóm, from *dʰéh₁s (“god; sacred place”). See feriae.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.num/, [ˈfaː.nʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.num/, [ˈfaː.num]

Noun

fānum n (genitive fānī); second declension

1. shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fānum	fāna
Genitive	fānī	fānōrum
Dative	fānō	fānīs
Accusative	fānum	fāna
Ablative	fānō	fānīs
Vocative	fānum	fāna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fānāticē
• fānāticus
• fānitālis

• fānō
• fānulum
• profānus

References

• fanum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fanum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fanum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• fanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• fanum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fanum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill