favissae

Latin

Alternative forms

favīsae

Etymology

From Etruscan or related to fovea (“pit”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /faˈu̯is.sae̯/, [fäˈu̯ɪs̠ːäe̯]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /faˈvis.se/, [fäˈvisːe]

Noun

favissae f pl (genitive favissārum); first declension (plural only)

underground cellars situated near temples

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	favissae
Genitive	favissārum
Dative	favissīs
Accusative	favissās
Ablative	favissīs
Vocative	favissae

References

Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938) “favissae”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 467

“favisae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
favissae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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