Fauna

See also: fauna, faună, and fauną

English

Alternative forms

• Fatua, Fenta Fauna

Etymology

Feminine form of Faunus.

Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), Illyrian-related Daunus. Some refer it to faveō.

Proper noun

Fauna

1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus.
2. A female given name from Latin.

Translations

the goddess of animals

• Marathi: फॉना f (phŏnā)

female given name

• Marathi: फॉना f (phŏnā)

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Fauna f (genitive Fauna, plural Faunen)

1. fauna

Declension

Declension of Fauna [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fauna	die	Faunen
genitive	einer	der	Fauna	der	Faunen
dative	einer	der	Fauna	den	Faunen
accusative	eine	die	Fauna	die	Faunen

Further reading

• “Fauna” in Duden online
• “Fauna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Proper noun

Fauna f sg (genitive Faunae); first declension

1. Sister of Faunus.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Fauna
Genitive	Faunae
Dative	Faunae
Accusative	Faunam
Ablative	Faunā
Vocative	Fauna