LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Faventia

Faventia f sg (genitive Faventiae)
Classical[faˈwɛn.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[faˈvɛn.t͡si.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city in Cisalpine Gaul situated between Forum Cornelii and Forum Livii, now Faenza

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeFaventia—
genitiveFaventiae—
dativeFaventiae—
accusativeFaventiam—
ablativeFaventiā—
vocativeFaventia—
locativeFaventiae—

făventĭa, ae, f. id.,
I. a being favorable, i. e. keeping silence at religious ceremonies: faventiam bonam ominationem significat. Nam praecones clamantes populum sacrificiis favere jubebant, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 88, 6 Müll.: augustam adhibebant faventiam, Att. ap. Non. 206, 2; (ore obsceno dicta segregent, Non.), Cypr. Ep. 2, 4.
Făventĭa, ae, f.,
I. a city of Gallia Cisalpina, which produced excellent linen cloth, now Faënza, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; Liv. Epit. 88; Vell. 2, 28, 1; Sil. 8, 598.—
II. Deriv.
A. Făventīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Faventia, Faventine: ager, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 7; Col. 3, 3, 2: lina, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 9.—
B. Făventīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Faventia, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 116.

Origins

From favēns (“favouring”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyFaventiaFaventia (Φαουεντία, Ptol.; Φαβεντία, Steph. B. sub voce: Eth. Faventinus: Faenza), a city of Gallia Cispadana, situated on the Via Aemilia, 10 miles …

Quick answers

What does Faventia mean in Latin?
Faventia, a proper noun, means “a city in Cisalpine Gaul situated between Forum Cornelii and Forum Livii, now Faenza”.
What is the genitive of Faventia?
The genitive singular is Faventiae. Faventia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Faventia?
In classical Latin, [faˈwɛn.ti.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [faˈvɛn.t͡si.a].