Faustus
See also: faustus
Latin
Etymology
From faustus (“auspicious, lucky”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/, [ˈfäu̯s̠t̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfau̯s.tus/, [ˈfäu̯st̪us]
Proper noun
Faustus m sg (genitive Faustī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Quintus Anicius Faustus, a Roman consul
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Faustus |
| Genitive | Faustī |
| Dative | Faustō |
| Accusative | Faustum |
| Ablative | Faustō |
| Vocative | Fauste |
Derived terms
- Fausta
- Faustiānus
References
- “Faustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Faustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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