klokan

klokan

See also: Klokan

Czech

Etymology

Probably coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl in the 19th century, probably inspired by skokan;[1][2] the initial k- probably according to German Känguruh.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklokan]
• Rhymes: -okan
• Hyphenation: klo‧kan

Noun

klokan m

1. kangaroo

Declension

Declension of klokan

	singular	plural
nominative	klokan	klokani, klokanové
genitive	klokana	klokanů
dative	klokanovi, klokanu	klokanům
accusative	klokana	klokany
vocative	klokane	klokani, klokanové
locative	klokanovi, klokanu	klokanech
instrumental	klokanem	klokany

Derived terms

• klokaní

References

1. "klokan" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

• klokan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• klokan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Czech klokan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klǒkan/
• Hyphenation: klo‧kan

Noun

klòkan m (Cyrillic spelling кло̀кан)

1. (Croatia) kangaroo

Declension

Declension of klokan

	singular	plural
nominative	klokan	klokani
genitive	klokana	klokana
dative	klokanu	klokanima
accusative	klokana	klokane
vocative	klokane	klokani
locative	klokanu	klokanima
instrumental	klokanom	klokanima

Synonyms

• (kangaroo): kȅngūr

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Slovene

Etymology

From Czech klokan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klóːkan/

Noun

klọ̑kan m anim

1. kangaroo

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	klókan
gen. sing.	klókana
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	klókan	klókana	klókani
accusative	klókana	klókana	klókane
genitive	klókana	klókanov	klókanov
dative	klókanu	klókanoma	klókanom
locative	klókanu	klókanih	klókanih
instrumental	klókanom	klókanoma	klókani

Synonyms

• kengurú

Further reading

• “klokan”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran