sudoku
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝odō'ko͞o, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA(key): /sʊˈdəʊku/, /sʊˈdɒku/, /sʊˈduːku/, /sə-/, /suː-/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US, Canada) enPR: so͝odō'ku, so͝odŏ'ko͞o, so͝odo͞o'kō, so͝odo͞o'ko͞o, IPA(key): /sʊˈdoʊku/, /sʊˈdɑku/, /sʊˈdukoʊ/, /sʊˈduku/, /sə-/, /su-/
Uncommon pronunciations, approximating Japanese pronunciation:
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: so͝o'dōko͞o, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA(key): /ˈsʊdəʊku/, /ˈsʊdɒku/, /ˈsʊduːku/, /ˈsuː-/
- (US, Canada) enPR: so͝o'dōku, so͝o'dŏko͞o, so͝o'do͞okō, so͝o'do͞oko͞o, IPA(key): /ˈsʊdoʊku/, /ˈsʊdɑku/, /ˈsʊdukoʊ/, /ˈsʊduku/, /ˈsu-/
Noun edit
sudoku (countable and uncountable, plural sudokus)
- (games, puzzles) A type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.
Synonyms edit
- Number Place (US)
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- Cross Sums
- commit sudoku
- hanjie
- hitori
- kakuro
- killer sudoku
- Latin square
- magic square
- masyu
- sandwich sudoku
Further reading edit
Czech edit
Noun edit
sudoku n
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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sudoku
- sudoku
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common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sudoku | sudokuen | sudokuer | sudokuerne |
genitive | sudokus | sudokuens | sudokuers | sudokuernes |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
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Noun edit
sudoku
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Inflection of sudoku (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | sudoku | sudokut | ||
genitive | sudokun | sudokujen sudokuiden sudokuitten | ||
partitive | sudokua | sudokuja sudokuita | ||
illative | sudokuun | sudokuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | sudoku | sudokut | ||
accusative | nom. | sudoku | sudokut | |
gen. | sudokun | |||
genitive | sudokun | sudokujen sudokuiden sudokuitten | ||
partitive | sudokua | sudokuja sudokuita | ||
inessive | sudokussa | sudokuissa | ||
elative | sudokusta | sudokuista | ||
illative | sudokuun | sudokuihin | ||
adessive | sudokulla | sudokuilla | ||
ablative | sudokulta | sudokuilta | ||
allative | sudokulle | sudokuille | ||
essive | sudokuna | sudokuina | ||
translative | sudokuksi | sudokuiksi | ||
abessive | sudokutta | sudokuitta | ||
instructive | — | sudokuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “sudoku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sudoku m (plural sudokus)
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sudoku (first-person possessive sudokuku, second-person possessive sudokumu, third-person possessive sudokunya)
Further reading edit
- “sudoku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sudoku m (invariable)
Further reading edit
- sudoku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku).
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Noun edit
sudoku n (indeclinable)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sudoku m (plural sudokus)
- (puzzles) sudoku (a number puzzle)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sudoku m (plural sudokus)
Further reading edit
- “sudoku”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese 数独 (sūdoku, literally “numbers singly”).
Noun edit
sudoku (definite accusative sudokuyu, plural sudokular)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | sudoku | |
Definite accusative | sudokuyu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | sudoku | sudokular |
Definite accusative | sudokuyu | sudokuları |
Dative | sudokuya | sudokulara |
Locative | sudokuda | sudokularda |
Ablative | sudokudan | sudokulardan |
Genitive | sudokunun | sudokuların |