[ˈfa.wʊs], [ˈfaː.vus]
OriginFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to swell, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to English build.
- declension-2, masculinehoneycomb
“comede fīlī mī mel quia bonum est et favum dulcissimum gutturī tuō” — Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat.
(trans. Douay-Rheims Bible)
“ut satyrī levisque senex tetigēre sapōrem,
quaerēbant flāvōs per nemus omne favōs
Since the satyrs and the bald-headed old man [Silenus] had tasted its flavor,
they were searching for the golden yello”
- declension-2, masculinea hexagonal pavement stone
Formsfavī(genitive) · favus(nominative, singular) · favī(nominative, plural) · favī(genitive, singular) · favōrum(genitive, plural) · favō(dative, singular) · favīs(dative, plural) · favum(accusative, singular) · favōs(accusative, plural) · favō(ablative, singular) · favīs(ablative, plural) · fave(singular, vocative) · favī(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary