nilgau

English

Noun

nilgau (plural nilgaus or nilgau)

1. Alternative form of nilgai

Anagrams

• Gaulin, lingua

Catalan

Etymology

From Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy), possibly via French nilgaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [nilˈɣaw]

Noun

nilgau m (plural nilgaus)

1. nilgai

Further reading

• “nilgau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

From French nilgaut, from Hindi नीलगाय (nīlgāy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnilɡɑu/, [ˈnilɡɑ̝u]
• Rhymes: -ilɡɑu
• Syllabification^(key): nil‧ga‧u

Noun

nilgau

1. nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Declension

Inflection of nilgau (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		nilgau	nilgaut
genitive		nilgaun	nilgaiden nilgaitten
partitive		nilgauta	nilgaita
illative		nilgauhun	nilgaihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nilgau	nilgaut
accusative	nom.	nilgau	nilgaut
	gen.	nilgaun
genitive		nilgaun	nilgaiden nilgaitten
partitive		nilgauta	nilgaita
inessive		nilgaussa	nilgaissa
elative		nilgausta	nilgaista
illative		nilgauhun	nilgaihin
adessive		nilgaulla	nilgailla
ablative		nilgaulta	nilgailta
allative		nilgaulle	nilgaille
essive		nilgauna	nilgaina
translative		nilgauksi	nilgaiksi
abessive		nilgautta	nilgaitta
instructive		—	nilgain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nilgau (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nilgauni nilgauni accusative nom. nilgauni nilgauni gen. nilgauni genitive nilgauni nilgaideni nilgaitteni partitive nilgautani nilgaitani inessive nilgaussani nilgaissani elative nilgaustani nilgaistani illative nilgauhuni nilgaihini adessive nilgaullani nilgaillani ablative nilgaultani nilgailtani allative nilgaulleni nilgailleni essive nilgaunani nilgainani translative nilgaukseni nilgaikseni abessive nilgauttani nilgaittani instructive — — comitative — nilgaineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nilgausi nilgausi accusative nom. nilgausi nilgausi gen. nilgausi genitive nilgausi nilgaidesi nilgaittesi partitive nilgautasi nilgaitasi inessive nilgaussasi nilgaissasi elative nilgaustasi nilgaistasi illative nilgauhusi nilgaihisi adessive nilgaullasi nilgaillasi ablative nilgaultasi nilgailtasi allative nilgaullesi nilgaillesi essive nilgaunasi nilgainasi translative nilgauksesi nilgaiksesi abessive nilgauttasi nilgaittasi instructive — — comitative — nilgainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nilgaumme nilgaumme accusative nom. nilgaumme nilgaumme gen. nilgaumme genitive nilgaumme nilgaidemme nilgaittemme partitive nilgautamme nilgaitamme inessive nilgaussamme nilgaissamme elative nilgaustamme nilgaistamme illative nilgauhumme nilgaihimme adessive nilgaullamme nilgaillamme ablative nilgaultamme nilgailtamme allative nilgaullemme nilgaillemme essive nilgaunamme nilgainamme translative nilgauksemme nilgaiksemme abessive nilgauttamme nilgaittamme instructive — — comitative — nilgainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nilgaunne nilgaunne accusative nom. nilgaunne nilgaunne gen. nilgaunne genitive nilgaunne nilgaidenne nilgaittenne partitive nilgautanne nilgaitanne inessive nilgaussanne nilgaissanne elative nilgaustanne nilgaistanne illative nilgauhunne nilgaihinne adessive nilgaullanne nilgaillanne ablative nilgaultanne nilgailtanne allative nilgaullenne nilgaillenne essive nilgaunanne nilgainanne translative nilgauksenne nilgaiksenne abessive nilgauttanne nilgaittanne instructive — — comitative — nilgainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nilgaunsa nilgaunsa accusative nom. nilgaunsa nilgaunsa gen. nilgaunsa genitive nilgaunsa nilgaidensa nilgaittensa partitive nilgautaan nilgautansa nilgaitaan nilgaitansa inessive nilgaussaan nilgaussansa nilgaissaan nilgaissansa elative nilgaustaan nilgaustansa nilgaistaan nilgaistansa illative nilgauhunsa nilgaihinsa adessive nilgaullaan nilgaullansa nilgaillaan nilgaillansa ablative nilgaultaan nilgaultansa nilgailtaan nilgailtansa allative nilgaulleen nilgaullensa nilgailleen nilgaillensa essive nilgaunaan nilgaunansa nilgainaan nilgainansa translative nilgaukseen nilgauksensa nilgaikseen nilgaiksensa abessive nilgauttaan nilgauttansa nilgaittaan nilgaittansa instructive — — comitative — nilgaineen nilgainensa

Synonyms

• nilgauantilooppi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nilˈɡaw/
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: nil‧gàu

Noun

nilgau m (invariable)

1. nilgai, antilope azzurra (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Anagrams

• Langiu, i lunga, langui, languì, lingua

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nilgaut.

Noun

nilgau m (uncountable)

1. nilgai

Declension

declension of nilgau (singular only)

	singular
m gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nilgau	nilgaul
genitive/dative	(unui) nilgau	nilgaului
vocative	nilgaule