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gnuu

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gnuu

  1. Alternative spelling of gnu (wildebeest).

Usage notes

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  • This is the form preferred by the Institute for the languages of Finland (Kielitoimisto). However, the zoologists seem to prefer to spell the word with a single "u".

Declension

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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
abessive gnuutta gnuitta
instructive gnuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gnuu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnuuni gnuuni
accusative nom. gnuuni gnuuni
gen. gnuuni
genitive gnuuni gnuideni
gnuitteni
partitive gnuutani gnuitani
inessive gnuussani gnuissani
elative gnuustani gnuistani
illative gnuuhuni gnuihini
adessive gnuullani gnuillani
ablative gnuultani gnuiltani
allative gnuulleni gnuilleni
essive gnuunani gnuinani
translative gnuukseni gnuikseni
abessive gnuuttani gnuittani
instructive
comitative gnuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnuusi gnuusi
accusative nom. gnuusi gnuusi
gen. gnuusi
genitive gnuusi gnuidesi
gnuittesi
partitive gnuutasi gnuitasi
inessive gnuussasi gnuissasi
elative gnuustasi gnuistasi
illative gnuuhusi gnuihisi
adessive gnuullasi gnuillasi
ablative gnuultasi gnuiltasi
allative gnuullesi gnuillesi
essive gnuunasi gnuinasi
translative gnuuksesi gnuiksesi
abessive gnuuttasi gnuittasi
instructive
comitative gnuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gnuumme gnuumme
accusative nom. gnuumme gnuumme
gen. gnuumme
genitive gnuumme gnuidemme
gnuittemme
partitive gnuutamme gnuitamme
inessive gnuussamme gnuissamme
elative gnuustamme gnuistamme
illative gnuuhumme gnuihimme
adessive gnuullamme gnuillamme
ablative gnuultamme gnuiltamme
allative gnuullemme gnuillemme
essive gnuunamme gnuinamme
translative gnuuksemme gnuiksemme
abessive gnuuttamme gnuittamme
instructive
comitative gnuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gnuunne gnuunne
accusative nom. gnuunne gnuunne
gen. gnuunne
genitive gnuunne gnuidenne
gnuittenne
partitive gnuutanne gnuitanne
inessive gnuussanne gnuissanne
elative gnuustanne gnuistanne
illative gnuuhunne gnuihinne
adessive gnuullanne gnuillanne
ablative gnuultanne gnuiltanne
allative gnuullenne gnuillenne
essive gnuunanne gnuinanne
translative gnuuksenne gnuiksenne
abessive gnuuttanne gnuittanne
instructive
comitative gnuinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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