nandu

See also: Nandu, nandù, nándù, ñandu, and ñandú

English

Alternative forms

• nandou, nandow

Etymology

From French nandou from Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.

Noun

nandu (plural nandus)

1. rhea (large, flightless birds)

References

• “nandu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnandu]

Noun

nandu m anim

1. nandu, rhea (flightless bird)

Declension

Also indeclinable.

Declension of nandu (masculine animate in -u)

	singular	plural
nominative	nandu	nanduové
genitive	nandua	nanduů
dative	nanduovi	nanduům
accusative	nandua	nanduy
vocative	nandu	nanduové
locative	nanduovi	nanduech
instrumental	nanduem	nanduy

Finnish

Etymology

From French nandou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑndu/, [ˈnɑ̝ndu]
• Rhymes: -ɑndu
• Hyphenation^(key): nan‧du

Noun

nandu

1. rhea (bird of the family Rheidae)
2. greater rhea, American rhea (Rhea americana) (only extant species of the genus Rhea, native to eastern South America)

Declension

Inflection of nandu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		nandu	nandut
genitive		nandun	nandujen
partitive		nandua	nanduja
illative		nanduun	nanduihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nandu	nandut
accusative	nom.	nandu	nandut
	gen.	nandun
genitive		nandun	nandujen
partitive		nandua	nanduja
inessive		nandussa	nanduissa
elative		nandusta	nanduista
illative		nanduun	nanduihin
adessive		nandulla	nanduilla
ablative		nandulta	nanduilta
allative		nandulle	nanduille
essive		nanduna	nanduina
translative		nanduksi	nanduiksi
abessive		nandutta	nanduitta
instructive		—	nanduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nandu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nanduni nanduni accusative nom. nanduni nanduni gen. nanduni genitive nanduni nandujeni partitive nanduani nandujani inessive nandussani nanduissani elative nandustani nanduistani illative nanduuni nanduihini adessive nandullani nanduillani ablative nandultani nanduiltani allative nandulleni nanduilleni essive nandunani nanduinani translative nandukseni nanduikseni abessive nanduttani nanduittani instructive — — comitative — nanduineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nandusi nandusi accusative nom. nandusi nandusi gen. nandusi genitive nandusi nandujesi partitive nanduasi nandujasi inessive nandussasi nanduissasi elative nandustasi nanduistasi illative nanduusi nanduihisi adessive nandullasi nanduillasi ablative nandultasi nanduiltasi allative nandullesi nanduillesi essive nandunasi nanduinasi translative nanduksesi nanduiksesi abessive nanduttasi nanduittasi instructive — — comitative — nanduinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nandumme nandumme accusative nom. nandumme nandumme gen. nandumme genitive nandumme nandujemme partitive nanduamme nandujamme inessive nandussamme nanduissamme elative nandustamme nanduistamme illative nanduumme nanduihimme adessive nandullamme nanduillamme ablative nandultamme nanduiltamme allative nandullemme nanduillemme essive nandunamme nanduinamme translative nanduksemme nanduiksemme abessive nanduttamme nanduittamme instructive — — comitative — nanduinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nandunne nandunne accusative nom. nandunne nandunne gen. nandunne genitive nandunne nandujenne partitive nanduanne nandujanne inessive nandussanne nanduissanne elative nandustanne nanduistanne illative nanduunne nanduihinne adessive nandullanne nanduillanne ablative nandultanne nanduiltanne allative nandullenne nanduillenne essive nandunanne nanduinanne translative nanduksenne nanduiksenne abessive nanduttanne nanduittanne instructive — — comitative — nanduinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nandunsa nandunsa accusative nom. nandunsa nandunsa gen. nandunsa genitive nandunsa nandujensa partitive nanduaan nanduansa nandujaan nandujansa inessive nandussaan nandussansa nanduissaan nanduissansa elative nandustaan nandustansa nanduistaan nanduistansa illative nanduunsa nanduihinsa adessive nandullaan nandullansa nanduillaan nanduillansa ablative nandultaan nandultansa nanduiltaan nanduiltansa allative nandulleen nandullensa nanduilleen nanduillensa essive nandunaan nandunansa nanduinaan nanduinansa translative nandukseen nanduksensa nanduikseen nanduiksensa abessive nanduttaan nanduttansa nanduittaan nanduittansa instructive — — comitative — nanduineen nanduinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• nandulintu
• patagoniannandu (Rhea pennata, syn. Pterocnemia pennata)

 

Polish

nandu

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ñandú.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnan.du/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -andu
• Syllabification: nan‧du

Noun

nandu n (indeclinable)

1. rhea, nandu (any ratite of the family Rheidae)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• nhandu

Etymology

From Spanish ñandú from Guaraní ñandu guasu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /nɐ̃ˈdu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ̃ˈdu/

Noun

nandu m (plural nandus)

1. rhea (any of the American flightless birds of the genus Rhea)

   Synonym: ema

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nandou.

Noun

nandu m (uncountable)

1. nandu

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	nandu	nandul
genitive-dative	nandu	nandului
vocative	nandule