faon

French

Etymology

From Middle French faon, from Old French faon, feün, from Vulgar Latin *fētō, from Latin fētus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare Occitan fedon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɑ̃/

Noun

faon m (plural faons)

  1. fawn (young deer)

Derived terms

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

  • feün

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fētō, fētōnem, from Latin fētus.

Noun

faon m (oblique plural faons, nominative singular faons, nominative plural faon)

  1. fawn (young deer)
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