fauna

See also: Fauna, faună, and fauną

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): /ˈfɔːnə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔːnə
• Homophone: fawner (non-rhotic)

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 flora and fauna

   • 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.

Hypernyms

• biota

Coordinate terms

• flora
• funga

Derived terms

Derived terms

• aerofauna
• aquafauna
• avifauna
• endolithofauna
• epifauna
• faunal
• infauna
• limnofauna
• 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 (zh) (dòngwùqún), 動物區系 / 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 (fi)
• 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)
• Icelandic: fána (is) f, dýraríki (is) n
• Indonesian: satwa (id)
• Ingrian: elokasmaailma
• Italian: fauna (it) f
• Japanese: 動物相 (どうぶつそう, dōbutsusō)
• Lithuanian: gyvija f, gyvūnija f
• Malay: fauna (ms)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fauna m

  Nynorsk: fauna m

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

a book, cataloging the animals of a country etc.

• Chinese:

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

• French: faune (fr) f
• Galician: fauna (gl) f
• Japanese: 動物誌 (どうぶつし, dōbutsushi)
• Russian: фа́уна (ru) f (fáuna)
• Spanish: fauna (es)

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fauna f (plural faunes)

1. fauna

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фауна (fauna), from Latin Fauna.

Noun

fauna (accusative faunanı, plural faunalar)

1. (rare) fauna

   Synonym: (more common) ayvanat

Declension

Declension of fauna

	singular	plural
nominative	fauna	faunalar
genitive	faunanıñ	faunalarnıñ
dative	faunağa	faunalarğa
accusative	faunanı	faunalarnı
locative	faunada	faunalarda
ablative	faunadan	faunalardan

References

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfau̯na]
• Hyphenation: fau‧na

Noun

fauna f

1. fauna

   Synonyms: zvířena, živočišstvo

Declension

Declension of fauna (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	fauna	fauny
genitive	fauny	faun
dative	fauně	faunám
accusative	faunu	fauny
vocative	fauno	fauny
locative	fauně	faunách
instrumental	faunou	faunami

See also

• flóra

Further reading

• “fauna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “fauna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “fauna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑu̯.naː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

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

Descendants

• → Indonesian: fauna

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin fauna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝u̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑunɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): fau‧na

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

Further reading

• “fauna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fauna, from New Latin fauna, from Latin Fauna, sister of Faunus (“god of forests and herdsmen”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfau̯na]
• Hyphenation: fau‧na

Noun

fauna (uncountable)

1. fauna:
   1. (zoology) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
   2. (zoology) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

Further reading

• “fauna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.na/
• Rhymes: -awna
• Hyphenation: fàu‧na

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
• limnofauna

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.

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.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -awna
• Syllabification: fau‧na
• Homophone: Fauna

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin fauna.

Noun

fauna f (related adjective fauniczny)

1. fauna (animals considered as a group)

   Antonym: flora

Declension

Declension of fauna

	singular
nominative	fauna
genitive	fauny
dative	faunie
accusative	faunę
instrumental	fauną
locative	faunie
vocative	fauno

Derived terms

adjectives

• faunistyczny

 

nouns

• awifauna
• faunista
• faunistka
• faunistyka
• ornitofauna

 

Related terms

nouns

• faun
• Faun

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fauna m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of faun

Further reading

• fauna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fauna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• fauna in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fauna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.na/ [ˈfaʊ̯.na]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.nɐ/

• Rhymes: -awnɐ
• Hyphenation: fau‧na

Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)

1. fauna (set of animal species that characterize a region or period)
2. (derogatory) crew, crowd (group of people who frequent a certain place, with characteristic or marginal attitudes)

Derived terms

nouns

• fáunula f

 

Further reading

• “fauna”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “fauna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfauna/ [ˈfau̯.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -auna
• Syllabification: fau‧na

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 destroying all the river's fauna

Further reading

• “fauna”, 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