kengura

See also: kengúra and kengūra

Faroese

Etymology

Ultimately, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛŋˈkuːɹa/
• Rhymes: -uːɹa

Noun

kengura f (genitive singular kenguru, plural kengurur)

1. kangaroo

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kengura	kenguran	kengurur	kengururnar
accusative	kenguru	kenguruna	kengurur	kengururnar
dative	kenguru	kenguruni	kengurum	kengurunum
genitive	kenguru	kengurunnar	kengura	kenguranna

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkenɡura]

Noun

kengura f (relational adjective kengurí, diminutive kengurka)

1. kangaroo

Declension

Declension of kengura (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	kengura	kengury
genitive	kengury	kengúr
dative	kengure	kengurám
accusative	kenguru	kengury
locative	kengure	kengurách
instrumental	kengurou	kengurami

Further reading

• “kengura”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025