faraón

See also: Faraon and faraon

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”),

Noun

faraón m (plural faraones)

1. pharaoh (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaraoːn]

Noun

faraón m anim (female equivalent faraónka)

1. Alternative form of faraon

Declension

Declension of faraón (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	faraón	faraóni, faraónové
genitive	faraóna	faraónů
dative	faraónovi, faraónu	faraónům
accusative	faraóna	faraóny
vocative	faraóne	faraóni, faraónové
locative	faraónovi, faraónu	faraónech
instrumental	faraónem	faraóny

Derived terms

• faraónův

Further reading

• “faraón”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “faraón”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

Alternative forms

• faraó (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin Pharaō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faɾaˈon/

Noun

faraón m (plural faraóns)

1. pharaoh

Derived terms

• faraónico

Further reading

• “faraón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōnis, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfaraoːn]

Noun

faraón m pers (female equivalent faraónka, relational adjective faraónsky)

1. pharaoh

Declension

Declension of faraón (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	faraón	faraóni
genitive	faraóna	faraónov
dative	faraónovi	faraónom
accusative	faraóna	faraónov
locative	faraónovi	faraónoch
instrumental	faraónom	faraónmi

Derived terms

• faraónstvo

Further reading

• “faraón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish pharaon, from Late Latin Pharaōnem, from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (“great house”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faɾaˈon/ [fa.ɾaˈõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fa‧ra‧ón

Noun

faraón m (plural faraones, feminine faraona, feminine plural faraonas)

1. pharaoh

Derived terms

• faraónico
• hormiga faraón
• sepia faraón

Further reading

• “faraón”, 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