Emu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "emu"

English

Etymology

From emu (“ratite”). Calque of Australian aboriginal languages name of the sky pattern, named after the giant bird of Australia, for which it appears akin to.

Proper noun

Emu

1. A dark constellation in Southern Celestial Hemisphere, Dome of the Sky; A constellation or asterism from Australian aborigine cultures, a dark constellation pattern formed by an arrangement of dark nebulae in the sky, blotting out background stars, appearing akin to the emu giant bird of Australia.

Synonyms

• Constellation Emu
• Emu Constellation
• Emu in the Sky
• Emu in the Sky Constellation

 

German

ein Emu

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese ema (“ostrich”), of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːmuː/

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Noun

Emu m (strong, genitive Emus, plural Emus)

1. emu

Declension

Declension of Emu [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Emu	die	Emus
genitive	eines	des	Emus	der	Emus
dative	einem	dem	Emu	den	Emus
accusative	einen	den	Emu	die	Emus

Further reading

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