# 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: /ˈfɔːnə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːnə
* 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. [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.
* (countable) A book, cataloguing the animals of a country.

#### Usage notes

Usage is rare outside of the phrase flora and fauna.

#### Hypernyms

* biota

#### Coordinate terms

* flora
* funga

#### Derived terms

* aerofauna
* aquafauna
* archaeofauna
* avifauna
* chronofauna
* coprofauna
* cryptofauna
* echinofauna
* endofauna
* endolithofauna
* epifauna
* faunal
* faunic
* faunist
* faunistic
* faunivore
* faunivorous
* faunology
* herpetofauna
* ichnofauna
* ichthyofauna
* infauna
* limnofauna
* macrofauna
* malacofauna
* mastofauna
* megafauna
* meiofauna
* mesofauna
* microfauna
* myrmecofauna
* necrofauna
* nematofauna
* palaeofauna
* paleofauna
* stygofauna
* thanatofauna

#### Translations
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfaw.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [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]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
* “fauna”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfau̯na]
* Hyphenation: fau‧na

### Noun

fauna f
* fauna
    Synonyms: zvířena, živočišstvo

#### 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), 2008–2025

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fauna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɑu̯.naː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: fau‧na
* Rhymes: -ɑu̯naː

### Noun

fauna f (plural fauna's)
* fauna, the animal life inhabiting an area
* 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: /ˈfɑu̯nɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝u̯nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑunɑ
* Hyphenation: fau‧na

### Noun

fauna
* fauna

#### Declension

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]‎ (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: [ˈfau̯na]
* Hyphenation: fau‧na

### Noun

fauna (uncountable)
* 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, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfaw.na/
* Rhymes: -awna
* Hyphenation: fàu‧na

### Noun

fauna f (plural faune)
* fauna

#### 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)
* 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: /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)
* fauna (animals considered as a group)
    Antonym: flora

##### Derived terms

* faunistyczny
* awifauna
* faunista
* faunistka
* faunistyka
* ornitofauna

##### Related terms

* faun
* Faun

### 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, 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: /ˈfaw.nɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfaw.nɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.nɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfaw.na/ [ˈfaʊ̯.na]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfaw.nɐ/
* 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

* fáunula f
* fofofauna f

### Further reading

* “fauna”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “fauna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfauna/ [ˈfau̯.na]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -auna
* Syllabification: fau‧na

### Noun

fauna f (plural faunas)
* 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 ríothe 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