gnu

See also: Gnu, GNU, gnú, and gnû

English

Etymology

Taken from Nama, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.

Pronunciation

In the UK, "gnu" is pronounced nearly ubiquitously as /ɡəˈnuː/ due to the cultural impact of the Flanders and Swann song The Gnu.

Noun
a few gnus

gnu (plural gnus or gnu)

  1. A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa having curved horns.

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Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Bantu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡnuː/, [ɡ̊nuːˀ]

Noun

gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)

  1. gnu, wildebeest

Inflection
Declension of gnu
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gnu gnuen gnuer gnuerne
genitive gnus gnuens gnuers gnuernes

Finnish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnuː/, [ˈɡnuː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: gnu

Noun

gnu

  1. gnu, wildebeest (antelope of the genus Connochaetes)
  2. black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou (large antelope native to south Africa)
  3. blue wildebeest, brindled gnu, Connochaetes taurinus (large antelope native to eastern Africa)

Declension
Declension of gnu (type maa)
singular plural
nominative gnu gnut
genitive gnun gnuiden
partitive gnuta gnuita
accusative gnu
gnun		 gnut
inessive gnussa gnuissa
elative gnusta gnuista
illative gnuhun gnuihin
adessive gnulla gnuilla
ablative gnulta gnuilta
allative gnullu gnuille
essive gnuna gnuina
translative gnuksi gnuiksi
instructive – gnuin
abessive gnutta gnuitta
comitative – gnuineen

Synonyms
  • (Connochaetes gnou): valkohäntägnu
  • (Connochaetes taurinus): juovagnu

Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲu/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

gnu m (invariable)

  1. gnu
  2. wildebeest, kokoon

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From an African language, via German Gnu

Noun

gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuer, definite plural gnuene)

  1. a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From an African language, via German Gnu

Noun

gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuar, definite plural gnuane)

  1. a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)

References

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡnu/
  • audio(file)

Noun

gnu n

  1. gnu

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡnu/, /ɡi.ˈnu/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

gnu m (plural gnus)

  1. gnu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse gnýr (“clash, din”) and gnyðr (“murmur”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ŋʉ́ː], [ɡ̊ɳʉ́ː] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ʉ́ː

Noun

gnu n (definite singular gnue)

  1. roaring, rumbling

Alternative forms
  • gny

Verb

gnu

  1. singular present of gnuu
  2. singular imperative of gnuu
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