gnuu
Finnish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgnuu
- Alternative spelling of gnu (“wildebeest”).
Usage notes
edit- This is the form preferred by the Institute for the languages of Finland (Kielitoimisto). However, the zoologists seem to prefer to spell the word with a single "u".
Declension
editInflection of gnuu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | gnuu | gnuut | ||
genitive | gnuun | gnuiden gnuitten | ||
partitive | gnuuta | gnuita | ||
illative | gnuuhun | gnuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | gnuu | gnuut | ||
accusative | nom. | gnuu | gnuut | |
gen. | gnuun | |||
genitive | gnuun | gnuiden gnuitten | ||
partitive | gnuuta | gnuita | ||
inessive | gnuussa | gnuissa | ||
elative | gnuusta | gnuista | ||
illative | gnuuhun | gnuihin | ||
adessive | gnuulla | gnuilla | ||
ablative | gnuulta | gnuilta | ||
allative | gnuulle | gnuille | ||
essive | gnuuna | gnuina | ||
translative | gnuuksi | gnuiksi | ||
abessive | gnuutta | gnuitta | ||
instructive | — | gnuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “gnuu”, 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 2023-07-02