fānum

fān--um Vorlage:lat. „Tempel“

From Proto-Italic *faznom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁s-nó-m, from *dʰéh₁s (“god; sacred place”). See fēriae, fēstus. Compare also Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌍𐌖 (fanu), 𐌘𐌀𐌍𐌖 (φanu), 𐌇𐌀𐌍𐌖 (hanu, “templet, sacrarium, funerary chapel”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.num/, [ˈfäːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.num/, [ˈfäːnum]

Noun

fānum n (genitive fānī); second declension

1. shrine, temple, sanctuary, place dedicated to a deity [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: templum, dēlūbrum, sacellum, āra

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fānum	fāna
Genitive	fānī	fānōrum
Dative	fānō	fānīs
Accusative	fānum	fāna
Ablative	fānō	fānīs
Vocative	fānum	fāna