nagana

See also: naganą and nagȧna

English

Alternative forms

• ngana

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu ulunakane, unakane.

Noun

nagana (uncountable)

1. (veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 460:

     In 1894 Major David Bruce was sent to Zululand to investigate the cattle disease nagana.

Translations

disease of vertebrates

• Finnish: nagana (fi)
• Italian: nagana f, n'gana f

Anagrams

• Anaang

Finnish

Etymology

From English nagana, from Zulu ulunakane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑɡɑnɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝ɡɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡɑnɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): na‧ga‧na

Noun

nagana

1. (pathology) nagana (sleeping disease occurring in animals)

Declension

Inflection of nagana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		nagana	—
genitive		naganan	—
partitive		naganaa	—
illative		naganaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		nagana	—
accusative	nom.	nagana	—
	gen.	naganan
genitive		naganan	—
partitive		naganaa	—
inessive		naganassa	—
elative		naganasta	—
illative		naganaan	—
adessive		naganalla	—
ablative		naganalta	—
allative		naganalle	—
essive		naganana	—
translative		naganaksi	—
abessive		naganatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nagana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naganani — accusative nom. naganani — gen. naganani genitive naganani — partitive naganaani — inessive naganassani — elative naganastani — illative naganaani — adessive naganallani — ablative naganaltani — allative naganalleni — essive nagananani — translative naganakseni — abessive naganattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naganasi — accusative nom. naganasi — gen. naganasi genitive naganasi — partitive naganaasi — inessive naganassasi — elative naganastasi — illative naganaasi — adessive naganallasi — ablative naganaltasi — allative naganallesi — essive nagananasi — translative naganaksesi — abessive naganattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naganamme — accusative nom. naganamme — gen. naganamme genitive naganamme — partitive naganaamme — inessive naganassamme — elative naganastamme — illative naganaamme — adessive naganallamme — ablative naganaltamme — allative naganallemme — essive nagananamme — translative naganaksemme — abessive naganattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nagananne — accusative nom. nagananne — gen. nagananne genitive nagananne — partitive naganaanne — inessive naganassanne — elative naganastanne — illative naganaanne — adessive naganallanne — ablative naganaltanne — allative naganallenne — essive naganananne — translative naganaksenne — abessive naganattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative naganansa — accusative nom. naganansa — gen. naganansa genitive naganansa — partitive naganaansa — inessive naganassaan naganassansa — elative naganastaan naganastansa — illative naganaansa — adessive naganallaan naganallansa — ablative naganaltaan naganaltansa — allative naganalleen naganallensa — essive nagananaan nagananansa — translative naganakseen naganaksensa — abessive naganattaan naganattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Italian

Alternative forms

• n'gana

Noun

nagana f (invariable)

1. (pathology, veterinary medicine) nagana or n'gana (cattle disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei via tse-tse fly)

Northern Sotho

Verb

nagana

1. to think

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈɡa.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: na‧ga‧na

Etymology 1

Deverbal of naganić.

Noun

nagana f

1. (education) reprimand

Declension

Declension of nagana

	singular	plural
nominative	nagana	nagany
genitive	nagany	nagan
dative	naganie	naganom
accusative	naganę	nagany
instrumental	naganą	naganami
locative	naganie	naganach
vocative	nagano	nagany

Related terms

adjectives

• naganny

nouns

• przygana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nagana m inan

1. genitive singular of nagan

Further reading

• nagana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nagana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/ganić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl