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See also: Faun
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English fawn, from Latin Faunus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /fɔn/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /fɑn/
- Homophone: fawn
- Rhymes: -ɔːn
Noun
[edit]faun (plural fauns)
- (Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- Synonym: satyr
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis.
Translations
[edit]a mythical creature
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See also
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]faun
- Alternative form of fawn
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]From Faun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]faun m pers (related adjective fauni)
- (Roman mythology) faun (woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry)
- satyr (lecherous man)
Declension
[edit]Declension of faun
Related terms
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Further reading
[edit]- faun in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- faun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]faun m (plural fauni)
Declension
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