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)
- fawn (young deer)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “faon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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)
- fawn (young deer)
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