karu
See also: Karu, kāru, kaŗu, karú, and karū
Ajië
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [karu]
Numeral
karu
- two
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karhu.
Noun
karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)
- bear
Declension
Inflection of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | karu | karud |
| accusative | karu | karud |
| genitive | karu | karude |
| partitive | karu | karusid |
| illative | karru karusse | karudesse |
| inessive | karus | karudes |
| elative | karust | karudest |
| allative | karule | karudele |
| adessive | karul | karudel |
| ablative | karult | karudelt |
| translative | karuks | karudeks |
| terminative | karuni | karudeni |
| essive | karuna | karudena |
| abessive | karuta | karudeta |
| comitative | karuga | karudega |
Derived terms
- jääkaru
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karu (compare Karelian karu, Ludian karu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑru/, [ˈkɑru]
- Rhymes: -ɑru
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ru
Adjective
karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)
- unfertile, barren, bare (such as of land)
- barren, stark
- austere, harsh
Declension
| Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | karu | karut | |
| genitive | karun | karujen | |
| partitive | karua | karuja | |
| illative | karuun | karuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | karu | karut | |
| accusative | nom. | karu | karut |
| gen. | karun | ||
| genitive | karun | karujen | |
| partitive | karua | karuja | |
| inessive | karussa | karuissa | |
| elative | karusta | karuista | |
| illative | karuun | karuihin | |
| adessive | karulla | karuilla | |
| ablative | karulta | karuilta | |
| allative | karulle | karuille | |
| essive | karuna | karuina | |
| translative | karuksi | karuiksi | |
| instructive | — | karuin | |
| abessive | karutta | karuitta | |
| comitative | — | karuine | |
| Possessive forms of karu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | karuni | karumme |
| 2nd person | karusi | karunne |
| 3rd person | karunsa | |
Derived terms
- karusti
- karuus
Anagrams
- kura
Japanese
Romanization
karu
- Rōmaji transcription of かる
Kambera
Alternative forms
- karung
Noun
karu
- sack
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
Karelian
Noun
karu
- devil
Latvian
Noun
karu m
- accusative singular form of karš
- instrumental plural form of karš
- genitive plural form of karš
Verb
karu
- 1st person singular present indicative form of kārt
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaru/
Noun
karu
- accusative/instrumental singular of kara
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ˈɾu/
Verb
karu
- to have lunch; to eat
- Erekaru
- You eat.
Conjugation
- (ixé) akaru
- (endé) erekaru
- (a'e) okaru
- (oré) orokaru
- (îandé) îakaru
- (peẽ) pekaru
- (a'e) okaru
References
- NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
- NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.
Rapa Nui
Noun
karu
- seed
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karhu.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑru/, [ˈkɑru]
- Rhymes: -ɑru
- Hyphenation: ka‧ru
Noun
karu
- bear
Inflection
| Declension of karu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | karu | karud |
| genitive | karu | karuje, karujõ, karui |
| partitive | karrua | karuitõ, karui |
| illative | karru, karrusõ | karuje, karujõ, karuisõ |
| inessive | karuz | karuiz |
| elative | karussõ | karuissõ |
| allative | karulõ | karuilõ |
| adessive | karullõ | karuillõ |
| ablative | karultõ | karuiltõ |
| translative | karussi | karuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn