faŭno

See also: fauno and Fauno

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“Roman god of forests, plains and fields”). Compare French faune, German Fauna, Russian фа́уна (fáuna), Italian fauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfau̯no/

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• Rhymes: -au̯no
• Syllabification: faŭ‧no

Noun

faŭno (accusative singular faŭnon, plural faŭnoj, accusative plural faŭnojn)

1. (biology) fauna

   Synonym: bestaro

2. (Roman mythology) faun