fauna

See also: Fauna and faună

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”); akin to Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “wild animal, beast”), θώς (thṓs, “jackal, wild dog; panther”), Phrygian δάος (dáos, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː.nə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːnə

Noun

fauna (countable and uncountable, plural faunae or faunas or faunæ)

1. (uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]

   the fauna of China

   • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 199:

     Japanese waters also support a rich and diverse shark fauna, including the smallest known shark Squaliolus laticaudus, and the bizarre goblin shark, Mitsukurina owstoni.

2. (countable) A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

Coordinate terms

• flora

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aerofauna
• aquafauna
• endolithofauna
• epifauna
• faunal
• infauna

• macrofauna
• megafauna
• meiofauna
• mesofauna
• microfauna

Translations

animals considered as a group

• Bulgarian: фа́уна (bg) f (fáuna)
• Catalan: fauna (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動物群／动物群, 动物群 (dòngwùqún), 動物區系／动物区系 (zh), 动物区系 (zh) (dòngwù qūxì)

• Czech: zvířena (cs) f, fauna (cs) f
• Danish: fauna (da) c, dyreliv (da) n
• Dutch: fauna (nl) m or f
• Esperanto: bestaro, faŭno
• Finnish: eläimet (fi), eläimistö
• French: faune (fr) f
• Galician: fauna (gl) f
• Georgian: ფაუნა (pauna)
• German: Fauna (de) f, Tierreich (de) n, Tierwelt (de) f
• Greek: πανίδα (el) f (panída)
• Hindi: जंतु (hi) m (jantu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: fána f, dýraríki n
• Interlingue:
• Italian: fauna (it) f
• Japanese: 動物相 (どうぶつそう, dōbutsusō)
• Lithuanian: gyvija f, gyvūnija f
• Malay: fauna
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fauna m

  Nynorsk: fauna m

• Persian: پوشش جانوری
• Portuguese: fauna (pt) f
• Romanian: faună (ro) f, regnul animal n
• Russian: фа́уна (ru) f (fáuna), живо́тный мир m (živótnyj mir)
• Scottish Gaelic: ainmhidhean m pl
• Spanish: fauna (es) f
• Volapük: nimem (vo)

a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 動物誌／动物志 (zh), 动物志 (zh) (dòngwùzhì)

• French: faune (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 動物誌 (どうぶつし, dōbutsushi)
• Russian: фа́уна (ru) f (fáuna)
• Spanish: fauna (es)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfaw.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfaw.na]
• Homophone: faune
• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

fauna f (plural faunes)

1. fauna

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin fauna.

Noun

fauna (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide]) (more common word is ayvanat)

1. fauna

Declension

Declension of fauna

nominative	fauna
genitive	faunanıñ
dative	faunağa
accusative	faunanı
locative	faunada
ablative	faunadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfau̯na]

Noun

fauna f

1. fauna

Synonyms

• zvířena

See also

• flóra

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑu̯.naː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fau‧na
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː

Noun

fauna f (plural fauna's)

1. fauna, the animal life inhabiting an area
2. a book describing the animal life in a region

Coordinate terms

• flora

Derived terms

• arachnofauna
• avifauna
• darmfauna
• entomofauna
• insectenfauna
• spinnenfauna
• vissenfauna
• vogelfauna
• zoogdierenfauna

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Finnish

Noun

fauna

1. fauna

Declension

Inflection of fauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		fauna	faunat
genitive		faunan	faunojen
partitive		faunaa	faunoja
illative		faunaan	faunoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fauna	faunat
accusative	nom.	fauna	faunat
	gen.	faunan
genitive		faunan	faunojen faunain rare
partitive		faunaa	faunoja
inessive		faunassa	faunoissa
elative		faunasta	faunoista
illative		faunaan	faunoihin
adessive		faunalla	faunoilla
ablative		faunalta	faunoilta
allative		faunalle	faunoille
essive		faunana	faunoina
translative		faunaksi	faunoiksi
abessive		faunatta	faunoitta
instructive		—	faunoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fauna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative faunani faunani accusative nom. faunani faunani gen. faunani genitive faunani faunojeni faunaini rare partitive faunaani faunojani inessive faunassani faunoissani elative faunastani faunoistani illative faunaani faunoihini adessive faunallani faunoillani ablative faunaltani faunoiltani allative faunalleni faunoilleni essive faunanani faunoinani translative faunakseni faunoikseni abessive faunattani faunoittani instructive — — comitative — faunoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative faunasi faunasi accusative nom. faunasi faunasi gen. faunasi genitive faunasi faunojesi faunaisi rare partitive faunaasi faunojasi inessive faunassasi faunoissasi elative faunastasi faunoistasi illative faunaasi faunoihisi adessive faunallasi faunoillasi ablative faunaltasi faunoiltasi allative faunallesi faunoillesi essive faunanasi faunoinasi translative faunaksesi faunoiksesi abessive faunattasi faunoittasi instructive — — comitative — faunoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative faunamme faunamme accusative nom. faunamme faunamme gen. faunamme genitive faunamme faunojemme faunaimme rare partitive faunaamme faunojamme inessive faunassamme faunoissamme elative faunastamme faunoistamme illative faunaamme faunoihimme adessive faunallamme faunoillamme ablative faunaltamme faunoiltamme allative faunallemme faunoillemme essive faunanamme faunoinamme translative faunaksemme faunoiksemme abessive faunattamme faunoittamme instructive — — comitative — faunoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative faunanne faunanne accusative nom. faunanne faunanne gen. faunanne genitive faunanne faunojenne faunainne rare partitive faunaanne faunojanne inessive faunassanne faunoissanne elative faunastanne faunoistanne illative faunaanne faunoihinne adessive faunallanne faunoillanne ablative faunaltanne faunoiltanne allative faunallenne faunoillenne essive faunananne faunoinanne translative faunaksenne faunoiksenne abessive faunattanne faunoittanne instructive — — comitative — faunoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative faunansa faunansa accusative nom. faunansa faunansa gen. faunansa genitive faunansa faunojensa faunainsa rare partitive faunaansa faunojaan faunojansa inessive faunassaan faunassansa faunoissaan faunoissansa elative faunastaan faunastansa faunoistaan faunoistansa illative faunaansa faunoihinsa adessive faunallaan faunallansa faunoillaan faunoillansa ablative faunaltaan faunaltansa faunoiltaan faunoiltansa allative faunalleen faunallensa faunoilleen faunoillensa essive faunanaan faunanansa faunoinaan faunoinansa translative faunakseen faunaksensa faunoikseen faunoiksensa abessive faunattaan faunattansa faunoittaan faunoittansa instructive — — comitative — faunoineen faunoinensa

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Italian

Noun

fauna f (plural faune)

1. fauna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fauna abissale
• fauna calda
• fauna cavernicola
• fauna fredda
• fauna ittica

• fauna lacustre
• fauna litorale
• fauna oceanica
• fauna palustre
• fauna pelagica
• fauna selvatica

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin Fauna (“Roman goddess”)

Noun

fauna m (definite singular faunaen, indefinite plural faunaer, definite plural faunaene)

1. fauna

References

• “fauna” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin Fauna (“Roman goddess”)

Noun

fauna m (definite singular faunaen, indefinite plural faunaer or faunaar, definite plural faunaene or faunaane)

1. fauna

References

• “fauna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA-auto

• audio:

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Noun

fauna f

1. fauna (“animals considered as a group”)

Usage notes

• Rarely used in the plural.

Declension

Declension of fauna

	singular	plural
nominative	fauna	fauny
genitive	fauny	faun
dative	faunie	faunom
accusative	faunę	fauny
instrumental	fauną	faunami
locative	faunie	faunach
vocative	fauno	fauny

Antonyms

• flora

Related terms

• faunista
• faunistka
• faunistyka
• Faun
• faunistyczny

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awna

Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)

1. fauna (animals of a region considered as a group)

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Spanish

Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)

1. fauna
   • 2008, Horacio Quiroga (introduction by Ana Alcolea), Cuentos de la selva para los niños:

     los humanos caza peces con dinamita y destruyen toda la fauna del río

     the humans are fishing with dynamite and destroy all of the fauna