faon

French

Etymology

From Middle French faon, from Old French faon, feün, from Vulgar Latin *fētō, from Latin fētus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare Occitan fedon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑ̃/

Noun

faon m (plural faons)

1. fawn (young deer)

Derived terms

• faonner

Further reading

• “faon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• feün

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fētō, fētōnem, from Latin fētus.

Noun

faon oblique singular, m (oblique plural faons, nominative singular faons, nominative plural faon)

1. fawn (young deer)