galago

See also: Galago and gálago

English

Brown greater galago (Otolemur crassicaudatus)

Etymology

Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

galago (plural galagos or galagoes)

1. Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes. [from 19th c.]
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 146:

     From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.

Synonyms

• bushbaby, bush baby

Derived terms

• greater galago
• northern greater galago
• small-eared galago

Translations

primate

• Afrikaans: nagapie (af)
• Chichewa: kamundi class 1a/2
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嬰猴 / 婴猴 (yīnghóu)

• Dinka: adimkok
• Estonian: galaago (et)
• Finnish: galago (fi)
• German: Galago m
• Kazakh: галаго (galago)
• Malay: galago
• Polish: galago m
• Romanian: galago m
• Spanish: gálago m
• Swahili: komba (sw)
• Yoruba: egbére

See also

• galago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Galagidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Galago.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑlɑɡo/, [ˈɡɑ̝lɑ̝ɡo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑɡo
• Hyphenation^(key): ga‧la‧go

Noun

galago

1. galago

Declension

Inflection of galago (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		galago	galagot
genitive		galagon	galagojen galagoiden galagoitten
partitive		galagoa	galagoja galagoita
illative		galagoon	galagoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		galago	galagot
accusative	nom.	galago	galagot
	gen.	galagon
genitive		galagon	galagojen galagoiden galagoitten
partitive		galagoa	galagoja galagoita
inessive		galagossa	galagoissa
elative		galagosta	galagoista
illative		galagoon	galagoihin
adessive		galagolla	galagoilla
ablative		galagolta	galagoilta
allative		galagolle	galagoille
essive		galagona	galagoina
translative		galagoksi	galagoiksi
abessive		galagotta	galagoitta
instructive		—	galagoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of galago (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative galagoni galagoni accusative nom. galagoni galagoni gen. galagoni genitive galagoni galagojeni galagoideni galagoitteni partitive galagoani galagojani galagoitani inessive galagossani galagoissani elative galagostani galagoistani illative galagooni galagoihini adessive galagollani galagoillani ablative galagoltani galagoiltani allative galagolleni galagoilleni essive galagonani galagoinani translative galagokseni galagoikseni abessive galagottani galagoittani instructive — — comitative — galagoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative galagosi galagosi accusative nom. galagosi galagosi gen. galagosi genitive galagosi galagojesi galagoidesi galagoittesi partitive galagoasi galagojasi galagoitasi inessive galagossasi galagoissasi elative galagostasi galagoistasi illative galagoosi galagoihisi adessive galagollasi galagoillasi ablative galagoltasi galagoiltasi allative galagollesi galagoillesi essive galagonasi galagoinasi translative galagoksesi galagoiksesi abessive galagottasi galagoittasi instructive — — comitative — galagoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative galagomme galagomme accusative nom. galagomme galagomme gen. galagomme genitive galagomme galagojemme galagoidemme galagoittemme partitive galagoamme galagojamme galagoitamme inessive galagossamme galagoissamme elative galagostamme galagoistamme illative galagoomme galagoihimme adessive galagollamme galagoillamme ablative galagoltamme galagoiltamme allative galagollemme galagoillemme essive galagonamme galagoinamme translative galagoksemme galagoiksemme abessive galagottamme galagoittamme instructive — — comitative — galagoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative galagonne galagonne accusative nom. galagonne galagonne gen. galagonne genitive galagonne galagojenne galagoidenne galagoittenne partitive galagoanne galagojanne galagoitanne inessive galagossanne galagoissanne elative galagostanne galagoistanne illative galagoonne galagoihinne adessive galagollanne galagoillanne ablative galagoltanne galagoiltanne allative galagollenne galagoillenne essive galagonanne galagoinanne translative galagoksenne galagoiksenne abessive galagottanne galagoittanne instructive — — comitative — galagoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative galagonsa galagonsa accusative nom. galagonsa galagonsa gen. galagonsa genitive galagonsa galagojensa galagoidensa galagoittensa partitive galagoaan galagoansa galagojaan galagoitaan galagojansa galagoitansa inessive galagossaan galagossansa galagoissaan galagoissansa elative galagostaan galagostansa galagoistaan galagoistansa illative galagoonsa galagoihinsa adessive galagollaan galagollansa galagoillaan galagoillansa ablative galagoltaan galagoltansa galagoiltaan galagoiltansa allative galagolleen galagollensa galagoilleen galagoillensa essive galagonaan galagonansa galagoinaan galagoinansa translative galagokseen galagoksensa galagoikseen galagoiksensa abessive galagottaan galagottansa galagoittaan galagoittansa instructive — — comitative — galagoineen galagoinensa

Derived terms

(compounds):

• lyhytkorvagalago

French

Noun

galago m (plural galagos)

1. galago

Polish

galago

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈla.ɡɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɡɔ
• Syllabification: ga‧la‧go

Noun

galago m animal (indeclinable)

1. galago, bushbaby (any primate of the genus Galago)

Further reading

• galago in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• galago in PWN's encyclopedia