Favonius

/fəˈvoʊniəs/ noun

Definition

In Roman mythology, the god of the west wind; also used in poetry to refer to the west wind itself or the spring season.

Etymology

From Latin Favonius, derived from favere meaning 'to favor,' because the west wind was believed to bring favorable conditions for growth and agriculture in spring.

Kelly Says

The Romans had so much respect for the spring west wind that they made it a deity—it literally saved their crops and brought warmth after winter!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፋቫኒየስ
fa-va-ni-ye-s
ARالعربية
فَافُونِيُّس
fa-fa-vo-nee-us
BNবাংলা
ফেভোনিয়াস
fe-vo-ni-yas
CACatalà
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
CSČeština
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
DADansk
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
DEDeutsch
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
ELΕλληνικά
Φαβονίου
fa-vo-ni-oo
ESEspañol
Favonio
fa-vo-nio
FAفارسی
فاوونیوس
fa-vo-ni-os
FISuomi
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
FRFrançais
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
GUGU
ફેવોનિયસ
fe-vo-ni-yas
HAHA
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
HEעברית
פאבונוס
pa-vo-nos
HIहिन्दी
फेवोनियस
fe-vo-ni-yas
HUMagyar
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
IGIG
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
ITItaliano
Favonio
fa-vo-nio
JA日本語
ファヴォニウス
fa-vo-ni-usu
KKKK
Фавоний
fa-vo-ni-y
KMKM
ផាវ៉ូនា
pha-vo-na
KO한국어
파보니우스
pa-bo-ni-useu
MRMR
फेवोनियस
fe-vo-ni-yas
MSBahasa Melayu
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
MYမြန်မာ
ဖာဗိုနီယပ်
fa-ba-ni-ya-p't
NLNederlands
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
NONorsk
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
PAPA
ਫੇਵੋਨੀਅਸ
fe-vo-ni-yas
PLPolski
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
PTPortuguês
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
RORomână
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
RUРусский
Фавоний
fa-vo-ni-y
SVSvenska
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
SWKiswahili
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
TAதமிழ்
ஃபாவோனியஸ்
fa-a-vo-ni-yas
TEతెలుగు
ఫావోనియస్
fa-vo-ni-yas
THไทย
ฟาโวนิอุส
fa-wo-ni-us
TLTL
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
TRTürkçe
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
UKУкраїнська
Фавоній
fa-vo-ni-y
URاردو
فَافُونِيُّس
fa-fa-vo-nee-us
VITiếng Việt
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
YOYO
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us
ZH中文
法沃尼乌斯
fǎwò níu sī
ZUZU
Favonius
fa-vo-nee-us

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