gnuu

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈŋnuː/, [ˈŋnuː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: gnuu

Noun

gnuu

  1. 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)

  1. roar, rumble
  2. hum
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