nandu
See also: Nandu, nandù, nándù, ñandu, and ñandú
English
Alternative forms
- nandou, nandow
Etymology
From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.
Noun
nandu (plural nandus)
- Any of the rheas: the large, flightless birds of the three species of South American ratites of the genus Rhea (Brisson, 1760), which is also known by its junior synonym Pterocnemia (Gray, 1871).
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for nandu in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Finnish
Etymology
From French nandou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑndu/, [ˈnɑndu]
- Rhymes: -ɑndu
- Syllabification(key): nan‧du
Noun
nandu
- rhea (bird of the family Rheidae)
- greater rhea, American rhea, Rhea americana (only extant species of the genus Rhea, native to eastern South America)
Declension
| Inflection of nandu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nandu | nandut | |
| genitive | nandun | nandujen | |
| partitive | nandua | nanduja | |
| illative | nanduun | nanduihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | nandu | nandut | |
| accusative | nom. | nandu | nandut |
| gen. | nandun | ||
| genitive | nandun | nandujen | |
| partitive | nandua | nanduja | |
| inessive | nandussa | nanduissa | |
| elative | nandusta | nanduista | |
| illative | nanduun | nanduihin | |
| adessive | nandulla | nanduilla | |
| ablative | nandulta | nanduilta | |
| allative | nandulle | nanduille | |
| essive | nanduna | nanduina | |
| translative | nanduksi | nanduiksi | |
| instructive | — | nanduin | |
| abessive | nandutta | nanduitta | |
| comitative | — | nanduineen | |
| Possessive forms of nandu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nanduni | nandumme |
| 2nd person | nandusi | nandunne |
| 3rd person | nandunsa | |
Compounds
- patagoniannandu (Rhea pennata, syn. Pterocnemia pennata)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ñandú, from Guaraní ñandu guasu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnan.du/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -andu
- Syllabification: nan‧du
Noun
nandu n (indeclinable)
- rhea (bird of the family Rheidae)
Further reading
- nandu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nandu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- nhandu
Etymology
From Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nɐ̃ˈdu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nɐ̃ˈdu/
Noun
nandu m (plural nandus)
- rhea (any of the American flightless birds of the genus Rhea)
- Synonym: ema
Romanian
Etymology
From French nandou.
Noun
nandu m (uncountable)
- nandu
Declension
declension of nandu (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| m gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) nandu | nandul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) nandu | nandului |
| vocative | nandule | |