fauna

== 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/ Rhymes: -ɔːnə Hyphenation: fau‧na Homophone: fawner (non-rhotic) === Noun === fauna (countable and uncountable, plural faunae or faunas or faunæ) (uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc. [from late 18th c.] (countable) A particular group of animals as distinguished from another. (countable) A book cataloguing the animals of a country. ==== Usage notes ==== Its usage is common in the phrase flora and fauna. ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈfaw.nə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfaw.na] Homophone: faune Rhymes: -awna, -awnə === Noun === fauna f (plural faunes) fauna == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian фауна (fauna), from Latin Fauna. === Noun === fauna (accusative faunanı, plural faunalar) (rare) fauna Synonym: (more common) ayvanat ==== Declension ==== === 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 fauna Synonyms: zvířena, živočišstvo ==== Declension ==== ==== 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), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin fauna, from Fauna. === Noun === fauna c (singular definite faunaen, plural indefinite faunaer) fauna Synonym: dyreverden Antonym: flora ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== megafauna smådyrsfauna ==== See also ==== zoologi === References === “fauna” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑu̯.naː/ Hyphenation: fau‧na Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː === Noun === fauna f (plural fauna's, no diminutive) fauna, the animal life inhabiting an area a book describing the animal life in a region ==== Coordinate terms ==== flora ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: fauna == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin fauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝u̯nɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑunɑ Syllabification(key): fau‧na Hyphenation(key): fau‧na === Noun === fauna fauna ==== Declension ==== === 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 2 July 2023 == 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 (plural fauna-fauna) fauna: (zoology) animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time (zoology) a book, cataloguing the animals of a country === Further reading === “fauna”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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) fauna ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin Fauna (“Roman goddess”). === Noun === fauna m (definite singular faunaen, indefinite plural faunaer, definite plural faunaene) 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) fauna === References === “fauna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaw.na/ Rhymes: -awna Syllabification: fau‧na Homophone: Fauna === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from New Latin fauna. ==== Noun ==== fauna f (related adjective fauniczny) fauna (animals considered as a group) Antonym: flora ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== fauna m pers genitive/accusative singular of faun === Further reading === “fauna”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “fauna”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) fauna in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fauna. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -awnɐ Hyphenation: fau‧na === Noun === fauna f (plural faunas) fauna (set of animal species that characterize a region or period) (derogatory) crew, crowd (group of people who frequent a certain place, with characteristic or marginal attitudes) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fauna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fauna”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “fauna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fauna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfauna/ [ˈfau̯.na] Rhymes: -auna Syllabification: fau‧na === Noun === fauna f (plural faunas) fauna === Further reading === “fauna”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025