LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

faustus1

faustus (feminine fausta, neuter faustum)
Classical[ˈfau̯s.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfau̯s.tus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivefavorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous, lucky

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Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Felix · Prosper · Faustus · Fortunatus · Beatus

Felix, fœlix, (φῦλον ἔχων) is the most general expression for happiness, and has a transitive and intransitive meaning, making happy and being happy; prosper and faustus have only a transitive sense, making happy, or announcing happiness; prosperum (πρόσφορος) as far as men’s hopes and wishes are fulfilled; faustum (from ἀφαύω, φαυστήριος) as an effect of divine favor, conferring blessings; whereas fortunatus and beatus have only an intransitive or passive meaning, being happy; fortunatus, as a favorite of fortune, like εὐτυχής; beatus (ψίης) as conscious of happiness, and contented, resembling the θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζάωντες, like μακάριος. (vi. 125.)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaustusfaustafaustum
genitivefaustīfaustaefaustī
dativefaustōfaustaefaustō
accusativefaustumfaustamfaustum
ablativefaustōfaustāfaustō
vocativefaustefaustafaustum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefaustīfaustaefausta
genitivefaustōrumfaustārumfaustōrum
dativefaustīsfaustīsfaustīs
accusativefaustōsfaustāsfausta
ablativefaustīsfaustīsfaustīs
vocativefaustīfaustaefausta

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

faustis ominibus
with favourable omens.
quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)
may heaven's blessing rest on it.

faustus, a, um, adj. for favostus, from faveo; lit., favorable; hence,
I. of favorable or fortunate omen, fortunate, favorable, auspicious, prosperous, lucky (rare but class.; cf.: felix, fortunatus, beatus, prosperus, dexter, secundus): quae (omina) majores nostri quia valere censebant, idcirco omnibus rebus agendis: QVOD BONVM FAVSTVM FELIX FORTVNATVMQVE ESSET praefabantur, Cic. Div. 1, 45, 102: so, ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix fortunataque eveniat, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3: utile sit faustumque precor, quod imagine somni Vidimus, Ov. F. 3, 27: omen, Liv. 7, 25, 11; Ov. M. 6, 448; 9, 785 al.; cf.: exitus ut classi felix faustusque daretur, Lucr. 1, 100: i pede fausto, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 37: indoles Nutrita faustis sub penetralibus, id. C. 4, 4, 26: o faustum et felicem hunc diem! Ter. And. 5, 4, 53; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 118: o nox illa fausta huic urbi! id. Flacc. 41, 103: annus, Ov. F. 1, 63: nisi tempestas indulget tempore fausto, favorable, suitable, Lucr. 1, 805.—Hence, * fauste, adv., favorably, fortunately: ut eis quoque hominibus ea res fauste, feliciter prospereque eveniret, Cic. Mur. 1, 1.

Origins

From syncope of *favestos, built by adding the adjective-forming suffix -tus to an s-stem noun derived from the root of faveō (“favor”). Compare iūstus, honestus.

Descendants
  • Italianfausto
  • Portuguesefausto
  • Spanishfausto
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Faustus2
Faustus m sg (genitive Faustī)
Classical[ˈfau̯s.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈfau̯s.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. masculinesingularQuintus Anicius Faustus, a Roman consul
  3. masculinesingularA Roman praenomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFaustus—
genitiveFaustī—
dativeFaustō—
accusativeFaustum—
ablativeFaustō—
vocativeFauste—

Faustus.
I. A surname of L. Cornelius Sulla, the son of the dictator, also called Faustus Sulla, Cic. Clu. 34, 94; id. Sull. 19, 54; id. Vatin. 13, 32; id. Agr. 1, 4, 12; id. Att. 9, 1, 4; 9, 11, 4; Caes. B. C. 1, 6.—
B. Deriv.: Faustĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faustus Sulla, Faustian: ager, that produced excellent wine, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62: vina, Front. Fer. Als. 3.—
II. Fem.: Fausta, ae, daughter of Sulla, wife of Milo, Cic. Att. 5, 8, 2.—
III. A poor tragedian, Juv. 7, 12.

Origins

From faustus (“auspicious, lucky”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyFaustusFaustus. an African bishop of the Manichaeans, who, according to St. Augustin, was a man of great natural shrewdness and persuasive eloquence, but alt…

Quick answers

What does faustus mean in Latin?
faustus, a adjective, means “favorable, fortunate, auspicious, prosperous, lucky”.
How do you pronounce faustus?
In classical Latin, [ˈfau̯s.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfau̯s.tus].