klokan

See also: Klokan

Czech

Etymology

Probably coined in the 19th century by Jan Svatopluk Presl, 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
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

References
  1. klokan in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. "klokan" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968

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

Slovene

Etymology

From Czech klokan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklóːkan/
  • Tonal orthography: klọ̑kan

Noun

klókan m anim (genitive klókana, nominative plural klókani)

  1. kangaroo

Declension
Declension of klókan (masculine anim., hard o-stem)
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
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