fanum

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Italic *fasno-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-no-. See feriae.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fānum n (genitive fānī); second declension

  1. temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity

Inflection[edit]

Second declension neuter.

Number Singular Plural
nominative fānum fāna
genitive fānī fānōrum
dative fānō fānīs
accusative fānum fāna
ablative fānō fānīs
vocative fānum fāna

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
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