Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

favonius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: favo-nius
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Favōnius.

Frequently Paired Words

Boreas Septentrio Notos Auster Eurus Subsolanus Zephyr Zephyrus

Questions

What does favonius mean?: The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
Where does favonius come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin Favōnius.

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