gnuu
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈŋnuː/, [ˈŋnuː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: gnuu
Noun
gnuu
- Alternative spelling of gnu
Declension
| Inflection of gnuu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | gnuin | |
| abessive | gnuutta | gnuitta | |
| comitative | — | gnuineen | |
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse gnúa (“to rub, scrape”); compare Norwegian gnua (“to rub, drudge, toil”) and Danish gno (“to wail”). Related to gnu and gnjööl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋÿ̀ː], [ɡ̊ɳÿ̀ː] (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ʉ̀ː
Verb
gnuu (present gnu, preterite gnȯu or gnæu, supine gnudi)
- roar, rumble
- hum