faon

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French faon, from Old French faon, feün, from Vulgar Latin *fētōnem, from Latin fētus (“offspring, progreny”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. Compare Occitan fedon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑ̃/ Homophones: fend, fends === Noun === faon m (plural faons) fawn (young deer) ==== Derived terms ==== faonner ==== See also ==== paon taon === Further reading === “faon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Irish == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Irish fáen. === Adjective === faon (genitive singular masculine faoin, genitive singular feminine faoine, plural faona, comparative faoine) supine limp, languid ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fáen”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Middle English == === Noun === faon alternative form of foun == Old French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈun/ === Noun === faon oblique singular, m (oblique plural faons, nominative singular faons, nominative plural faon) alternative form of feon ==== Derived terms ==== faonnaison faonnel faonner