LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

phāsiānus

phāsiānus m (genitive phāsiānī)
Classical[pʰaː.siˈaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[fa.s̬iˈaː.nus]

Meaning

  1. pheasant (bird)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephāsiānusphāsiānī
genitivephāsiānīphāsiānōrum
dativephāsiānōphāsiānīs
accusativephāsiānumphāsiānōs
ablativephāsiānōphāsiānīs
vocativephāsiānephāsiānī

Phāsĭānus, a, um, and Phāsĭas, ădis, v. 1. Phasis, C. and D.

Origins

From Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchfaisanfrom Old French faisan
  • Romanianfazanfrom Old French faisan
  • Englishpheasantfrom Old French faisan
  • Portuguesefaisãofrom Old French faisan
  • Spanishfaisánfrom Old French faisan
  • Normanfaîsanfrom Old French faisan
  • Welshffesantfrom Old French faisan
  • Cornishfesontfrom Old French faisan
  • Scotspheasantfrom Old French faisan
  • Asturianfaisánfrom Old French faisan
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanfaisà
  • Occitanfaisanfrom Old Occitan faisan
Italo-Romance
  • Italianfagiano
  • Hungarianfácánfrom Italian fagiano
  • Maltesefaġanfrom Italian fagiano
  • Sicilianfagianu
Borrowings
  • GermanFasanfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Esperantofazano
  • Czechbažantfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Old Polishbażantfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Old Polishbażątfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Estonianfaasanfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Russianфаза́нfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Serbo-Croatianfazanfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • Swedishfasanfrom Old High German fasihuon
  • TranslingualPhasianus
Padanian
  • Emilianfaṡàn
  • Ligurianfaxàn
  • Piedmontesefasan
  • Romagnolfașân
  • Friulianfasanfrom Venetan fajàn

Quick answers

What does phāsiānus mean in Latin?
phāsiānus, a noun, means “pheasant (bird)”.
What is the genitive of phāsiānus?
The genitive singular is phāsiānī. phāsiānus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce phāsiānus?
In classical Latin, [pʰaː.siˈaː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fa.s̬iˈaː.nus].