mangusta
See also: mangùsta and mangustă
Italian
Noun
mangusta f (plural manguste)
- mongoose
Lithuanian
Noun
mangusta f
- mongoose
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maŋˈɡus.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -usta
- Syllabification: man‧gus‧ta
Noun
mangusta f
- mongoose, mammal of the family Herpestidae
Declension
Declension of mangusta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mangusta | mangusty |
| genitive | mangusty | mangust |
| dative | manguście | mangustom |
| accusative | mangustę | mangusty |
| instrumental | mangustą | mangustami |
| locative | manguście | mangustach |
| vocative | mangusto | mangusty |
Descendants
- → Kashubian: mangùsta
Further reading
- mangusta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mangusta in Polish dictionaries at PWN