jerbo

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English jerboa, itself from either Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ) or يَرْبُوع (yarbūʕ). Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008. Before that there was no single equivalent to "jerboa".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjerbo/, [ˈje̞rbo̞]
• Rhymes: -erbo
• Syllabification^(key): jer‧bo

Noun

jerbo

1. jerboa (any of a number of jumping rodents comprising most of the family Dipodidae, with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs)

Declension

Inflection of jerbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		jerbo	jerbot
genitive		jerbon	jerbojen
partitive		jerboa	jerboja
illative		jerboon	jerboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jerbo	jerbot
accusative	nom.	jerbo	jerbot
	gen.	jerbon
genitive		jerbon	jerbojen
partitive		jerboa	jerboja
inessive		jerbossa	jerboissa
elative		jerbosta	jerboista
illative		jerboon	jerboihin
adessive		jerbolla	jerboilla
ablative		jerbolta	jerboilta
allative		jerbolle	jerboille
essive		jerbona	jerboina
translative		jerboksi	jerboiksi
abessive		jerbotta	jerboitta
instructive		—	jerboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jerbo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jerboni jerboni accusative nom. jerboni jerboni gen. jerboni genitive jerboni jerbojeni partitive jerboani jerbojani inessive jerbossani jerboissani elative jerbostani jerboistani illative jerbooni jerboihini adessive jerbollani jerboillani ablative jerboltani jerboiltani allative jerbolleni jerboilleni essive jerbonani jerboinani translative jerbokseni jerboikseni abessive jerbottani jerboittani instructive — — comitative — jerboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jerbosi jerbosi accusative nom. jerbosi jerbosi gen. jerbosi genitive jerbosi jerbojesi partitive jerboasi jerbojasi inessive jerbossasi jerboissasi elative jerbostasi jerboistasi illative jerboosi jerboihisi adessive jerbollasi jerboillasi ablative jerboltasi jerboiltasi allative jerbollesi jerboillesi essive jerbonasi jerboinasi translative jerboksesi jerboiksesi abessive jerbottasi jerboittasi instructive — — comitative — jerboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jerbomme jerbomme accusative nom. jerbomme jerbomme gen. jerbomme genitive jerbomme jerbojemme partitive jerboamme jerbojamme inessive jerbossamme jerboissamme elative jerbostamme jerboistamme illative jerboomme jerboihimme adessive jerbollamme jerboillamme ablative jerboltamme jerboiltamme allative jerbollemme jerboillemme essive jerbonamme jerboinamme translative jerboksemme jerboiksemme abessive jerbottamme jerboittamme instructive — — comitative — jerboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jerbonne jerbonne accusative nom. jerbonne jerbonne gen. jerbonne genitive jerbonne jerbojenne partitive jerboanne jerbojanne inessive jerbossanne jerboissanne elative jerbostanne jerboistanne illative jerboonne jerboihinne adessive jerbollanne jerboillanne ablative jerboltanne jerboiltanne allative jerbollenne jerboillenne essive jerbonanne jerboinanne translative jerboksenne jerboiksenne abessive jerbottanne jerboittanne instructive — — comitative — jerboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jerbonsa jerbonsa accusative nom. jerbonsa jerbonsa gen. jerbonsa genitive jerbonsa jerbojensa partitive jerboaan jerboansa jerbojaan jerbojansa inessive jerbossaan jerbossansa jerboissaan jerboissansa elative jerbostaan jerbostansa jerboistaan jerboistansa illative jerboonsa jerboihinsa adessive jerbollaan jerbollansa jerboillaan jerboillansa ablative jerboltaan jerboltansa jerboiltaan jerboiltansa allative jerbolleen jerbollensa jerboilleen jerboillensa essive jerbonaan jerbonansa jerboinaan jerboinansa translative jerbokseen jerboksensa jerboikseen jerboiksensa abessive jerbottaan jerbottansa jerboittaan jerboittansa instructive — — comitative — jerboineen jerboinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aavikkojerbo
• afganistaninpikkujerbo
• aralinpikkujerbo
• arojerbo
• balkašinjerbo
• baluchistaninjerbo
• egyptinjerbo
• gobinhäntäjerbo
• gobinjerbo
• gobinpikkujerbo
• irakinjerbo
• iraninjerbo
• isoegyptinjerbo
• isojerbo
• kampavarvasjerbo
• kazakstaninjerbo
• keskiaasianjerbo
• kiinanjerbo
• kiinanpikkujerbo
• kirgisianjerbo
• kolmivarvasjerbo
• korvajerbo
• kyzylkuminjerbo
• maghrebinjerbo
• mongolianhäntäjerbo
• mongolianjerbo
• mongolianpikkujerbo
• pakistaninpikkujerbo
• paksuhäntäjerbo
• pikkujerbo
• pohjoisafrikanjerbo
• rasvahäntäjerbo
• turkmenistaninjerbo
• uzbekistaninjerbo
• uzbekistaninpikkujerbo

 

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒerbo]

Noun

jerbo f

1. vocative singular of jerbă

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From jȅr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jêrbo/
• Hyphenation: jer‧bo

Conjunction

jȅrbo (Cyrillic spelling је̏рбо)

1. (archaic) because

References

• “jerbo” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Alternative forms

• gerbo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeɾbo/ [ˈxeɾ.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾbo
• Syllabification: jer‧bo

Noun

jerbo m (plural jerbos)

1. gerbil

Further reading

• “jerbo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Zaghawa

Noun

jerbo

1. elephant

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad