pudu

See also: pudú, pǔdù, půdu, and Pudu

English

A pudu at Edinburgh Zoo.

Alternative forms

• pudú

Etymology

From South American Spanish pudú, from Mapudungun pudu (“small deer”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpuːduː/, /puːˈduː/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

pudu (plural pudus or pudu)

1. A very small South American deer of the genus Pudu (in some classifications divided to Pudu and Pudella), native to the Andes.

   Synonym: (archaic) venada

   • 1998, Valerius Geist, Deer of the World, page 120:

     Whereas the southern pudu is more uniformly dark chestnut-brown, the northern form is light but has a very dark (aggressive) face in both sexes.

   • 2002 November 30, Chris Moss, The Guardian:

     In the undergrowth, native pudú deer scutter, lower than knee-height and wary of visitors; even shyer are the tall, elegant huemul deer, threatened almost to extinction and now only to be found high up the mountainsides.

   • 2008, Sharon R Chester, A Wildlife Guide to Chile, page 309:

     Although protected by law, pudus are hunted locally for their hide and meat.

Translations

South American deer

• Dutch: poedoe (nl) m
• Finnish: pudu (fi)
• French: pudu (fr)
• German: Pudu m
• Italian: pudu m
• Mapudungun: püdü
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Quechua: sach'akawra
• Russian: пуду́ (ru) m (pudú)
• Spanish: pudú (es) m
• Turkish: pudu

Finnish

Etymology

< Spanish pudú < Mapudungun pudu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpudu/, [ˈpudu]
• Rhymes: -udu
• Hyphenation^(key): pu‧du

Noun

pudu

1. pudu (small deer of genera Pudu and Pudella)
2. southern pudu, Pudu puda

Declension

Inflection of pudu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pudu	pudut
genitive		pudun	pudujen
partitive		pudua	puduja
illative		puduun	puduihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pudu	pudut
accusative	nom.	pudu	pudut
	gen.	pudun
genitive		pudun	pudujen
partitive		pudua	puduja
inessive		pudussa	puduissa
elative		pudusta	puduista
illative		puduun	puduihin
adessive		pudulla	puduilla
ablative		pudulta	puduilta
allative		pudulle	puduille
essive		puduna	puduina
translative		puduksi	puduiksi
abessive		pudutta	puduitta
instructive		—	puduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative puduni puduni accusative nom. puduni puduni gen. puduni genitive puduni pudujeni partitive puduani pudujani inessive pudussani puduissani elative pudustani puduistani illative puduuni puduihini adessive pudullani puduillani ablative pudultani puduiltani allative pudulleni puduilleni essive pudunani puduinani translative pudukseni puduikseni abessive puduttani puduittani instructive — — comitative — puduineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pudusi pudusi accusative nom. pudusi pudusi gen. pudusi genitive pudusi pudujesi partitive puduasi pudujasi inessive pudussasi puduissasi elative pudustasi puduistasi illative puduusi puduihisi adessive pudullasi puduillasi ablative pudultasi puduiltasi allative pudullesi puduillesi essive pudunasi puduinasi translative puduksesi puduiksesi abessive puduttasi puduittasi instructive — — comitative — puduinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pudumme pudumme accusative nom. pudumme pudumme gen. pudumme genitive pudumme pudujemme partitive puduamme pudujamme inessive pudussamme puduissamme elative pudustamme puduistamme illative puduumme puduihimme adessive pudullamme puduillamme ablative pudultamme puduiltamme allative pudullemme puduillemme essive pudunamme puduinamme translative puduksemme puduiksemme abessive puduttamme puduittamme instructive — — comitative — puduinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pudunne pudunne accusative nom. pudunne pudunne gen. pudunne genitive pudunne pudujenne partitive puduanne pudujanne inessive pudussanne puduissanne elative pudustanne puduistanne illative puduunne puduihinne adessive pudullanne puduillanne ablative pudultanne puduiltanne allative pudullenne puduillenne essive pudunanne puduinanne translative puduksenne puduiksenne abessive puduttanne puduittanne instructive — — comitative — puduinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pudunsa pudunsa accusative nom. pudunsa pudunsa gen. pudunsa genitive pudunsa pudujensa partitive puduaan puduansa pudujaan pudujansa inessive pudussaan pudussansa puduissaan puduissansa elative pudustaan pudustansa puduistaan puduistansa illative puduunsa puduihinsa adessive pudullaan pudullansa puduillaan puduillansa ablative pudultaan pudultansa puduiltaan puduiltansa allative pudulleen pudullensa puduilleen puduillensa essive pudunaan pudunansa puduinaan puduinansa translative pudukseen puduksensa puduikseen puduiksensa abessive puduttaan puduttansa puduittaan puduittansa instructive — — comitative — puduineen puduinensa

Derived terms

• chilenpudu
• isopudu
• paholaispudu

Italian

Noun

pudu m (invariable)

1. pudú