Faustus
See also: faustus
Latin
Etymology
From faustus (“auspicious, lucky”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfau̯s.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfau̯s.t̪us]
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.
| 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.