fausto

See also: Fausto

Italian

Etymology

From Latin faustus (“favorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.sto/
• Rhymes: -awsto
• Hyphenation: fàu‧sto

Adjective

fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural fausti, feminine plural fauste)

1. happy
2. propitious

Derived terms

• faustamente

Noun

fausto m (plural fausti)

1. female menstrual cycle

Further reading

• fausto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• tufosa

Latin

Adjective

faustō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of faustus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaws.tu/ [ˈfaʊ̯s.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaws.tu/ [ˈfaʊ̯s.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfawʃ.tu/ [ˈfaʊ̯ʃ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaws.to/ [ˈfaʊ̯s.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfawʃ.tu/

• Hyphenation: faus‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin faustus.

Adjective

fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural faustos, feminine plural faustas)

1. happy or fortunate

Etymology 2

From Latin fastus.

Noun

fausto m (plural faustos)

1. ostentation; pomposity

   Synonym: fasto

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin faustus (“favorable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfausto/ [ˈfau̯s.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -austo
• Syllabification: faus‧to

Adjective

fausto (feminine fausta, masculine plural faustos, feminine plural faustas)

1. happy

   Synonyms: feliz, alegre

Further reading

• “fausto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10