Faun

See also: faun

German

Pronunciation
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Noun

Faun m (strong or mixed, genitive Fauns or Faunes, plural Faune or (rare) Faunen or Fauni)

  1. (mythology) faun
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 514:
      Der junge Faun war sehr glücklich auf seiner Sommerwiese.
      The young faun was very happy in his summer meadow.

Usage notes

The noun plural forms Faunen and Fauni are rare.

Declension
Declension of Faun [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Faun die Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2
genitive eines des Fauns, Faunes der Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2
dative einem dem Faun, Faune1 den Faunen, Fauni2
accusative einen den Faun die Faune, Faunen2, Fauni2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

Further reading
  • “Faun” in Duden online
  • “Faun” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish
Faun

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Faunus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fawn/
  • Rhymes: -awn
  • Syllabification: Faun
  • Homophone: faun

Proper noun

Faun m pers

  1. (Roman mythology) Faunus (rustic god of the forest, plains, and fields)

Declension
Declension of Faun
singular
nominative Faun
genitive Fauna
dative Faunowi
accusative Fauna
instrumental Faunem
locative Faunie
vocative Faunie

Derived terms
nouns
adjectives

Further reading
  • Faun in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Faun in PWN's encyclopedia
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