gnu
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Translingual terms derived from English#GNU GnauCategory:Translingual abbreviations#GNU.
Symbol
gnuCategory:Translingual lemmas#GNUCategory:Translingual symbols#GNUCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#GNUCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
See also
English
Etymology
From DutchCategory:English terms derived from Dutch#GNU gnoe, from KhoekhoeCategory:English terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNU ǃnu:, of unknown origin, likely onomatopoeicCategory:English onomatopoeias#GNU of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /njuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#GNUCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GNU
- (UK) IPA(key): /njuː/, /ɡəˈnuː/[1], /ɡəˈnjuː/[1]Category:English 1-syllable words#GNUCategory:English 2-syllable words#GNUCategory:English 2-syllable words#GNUCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GNU
- (US) IPA(key): /nuː/, /njuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#GNUCategory:English 1-syllable words#GNUCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#GNU
- Homophones: new, nu, knew, GNU (UK)Category:English terms with homophones#GNU
- Rhymes: -uːCategory:Rhymes:English/uː#GNUCategory:Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable#GNU
Noun
gnu (plural gnus or gnu)Category:English lemmas#GNUCategory:English nouns#GNUCategory:English countable nouns#GNUCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#GNUCategory:English indeclinable nouns#GNUCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
- Synonym: wildebeest
Usage notes
Derived terms
Translations
See also
References
- 1 2 “gnu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ↑ Sue Butler (2020), “False patterns in English spelling”, in Rebel Without A Clause, Macmillan, →ISBN: “The pronunciation [guh-noo] was popularised as a joke until we all heard that pronunciation so often that it seemed more familiar than [nu].”
- ↑ Flanders and Swann (1957), “The Gnu”: “If the animal in question hadn't put that chap to shame / And remarked "I h'ain't a h'elk, I'm a g-nu"”
Further reading
Anagrams
Category:English onomatopoeias#GNU Category:en:Alcelaphine antelopes#GNUDanish
Etymology
From GermanCategory:Danish terms borrowed from German#GNUCategory:Danish terms derived from German#GNU Gnu, from AfrikaansCategory:Danish terms derived from Afrikaans#GNU ghnoe, from KhoekhoeCategory:Danish terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNU !nu:.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnuː/, [ɡ̊nuːˀ]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#GNU
Noun
gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)Category:Danish lemmas#GNUCategory:Danish nouns#GNUCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
Declension
References
- “gnu” in Den Danske Ordbog
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from GermanCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from German#GNUCategory:Finnish terms derived from German#GNU Gnu, from KhoekhoeCategory:Finnish terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNU !nu:.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡnu(ː)/, [ˈɡnu(ː)]Category:Finnish 1-syllable words#GNUCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#GNU
- Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/u#GNUCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/u/1 syllable#GNU
- Syllabification(key): gnu
- Hyphenation(key): gnu
Noun
gnuCategory:Finnish lemmas#GNUCategory:Finnish nouns#GNUCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- gnu, wildebeest (either of the two species of antelope in the genus Connochaetes)
- Hyponyms: juovagnu, valkohäntägnu
Declension
| Inflection of gnu (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gnu | gnut | |
| genitive | gnun | gnuiden gnuitten | |
| partitive | gnuta | gnuita | |
| illative | gnuhun | gnuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gnu | gnut | |
| accusative | nom. | gnu | gnut |
| gen. | gnun | ||
| genitive | gnun | gnuiden gnuitten | |
| partitive | gnuta | gnuita | |
| inessive | gnussa | gnuissa | |
| elative | gnusta | gnuista | |
| illative | gnuhun | gnuihin | |
| adessive | gnulla | gnuilla | |
| ablative | gnulta | gnuilta | |
| allative | gnulle | gnuille | |
| essive | gnuna | gnuina | |
| translative | gnuksi | gnuiksi | |
| abessive | gnutta | gnuitta | |
| instructive | — | gnuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
- gnuantilooppi
- juovagnu (“Connochaetes taurinusCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Connochaetes%20taurinus, blue wildebeest, brindled gnu”)
- valkohäntägnu (“Connochaetes gnouCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Connochaetes%20gnou, black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu”)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Italian terms borrowed from French#GNUCategory:Italian terms derived from French#GNU gnou, from KhoekhoeCategory:Italian terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNU ǃnu:, likely onomatopoeicCategory:Italian onomatopoeias#GNU in origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#GNUCategory:Italian nouns#GNUCategory:Italian countable nouns#GNUCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#GNUCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Italian masculine nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
Derived terms
References
- ↑ gnu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- gnu in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- gnu in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- gnu in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- gnu in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- gnu in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- gnu in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From an African language, via GermanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from German#GNU Gnu.
Noun
gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuer, definite plural gnuene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#GNUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#GNUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)
References
- “gnu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from German#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German#GNU Gnu, from AfrikaansCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Afrikaans#GNU ghnoe. Ultimately KhoekhoeCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNU.
Noun
gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuar, definite plural gnuane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)
Etymology 2
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#GNU gnúa. Cognate with Icelandic núa.
Verb
gnu (present tense gnur, past tense gnudde, past participle gnutt/gnudd, passive infinitive gnuast, present participle gnuande, imperative gnu)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNUCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#GNU) to rub hard
- (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#GNU) to compress, crush
- (intransitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs#GNU) to work hard and evenly
- (intransitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs#GNU) to nag
References
- “gnu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Category:nn:Alcelaphine antelopes#GNUPolish
Etymology
Category:Polish terms derived from Dutch#GNUCategory:Polish terms derived from Khoekhoe#GNUBorrowed from GermanCategory:Polish terms borrowed from German#GNUCategory:Polish terms derived from German#GNU Gnu.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu n or f (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#GNUCategory:Polish nouns#GNUCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#GNUCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Polish neuter nouns#GNUCategory:Polish feminine nouns#GNUCategory:Polish nouns with multiple genders#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- gnu, wildebeest (any antelope of the genus Connochaetes)
- Synonym: antylopa gnu
Further reading
- gnu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gnu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from French#GNUCategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#GNU gnou.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/u#GNUCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/u/1 syllable#GNU
- Hyphenation: gnu
Noun
gnu m (plural gnus)Category:Portuguese lemmas#GNUCategory:Portuguese nouns#GNUCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#GNUCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
References
- ↑ “gnu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- ↑ “gnu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Further reading
- “gnu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#GNUCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#GNU gnou.
Noun
gnu m (uncountable)Category:Romanian lemmas#GNUCategory:Romanian nouns#GNUCategory:Romanian uncountable nouns#GNUCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | gnu | gnul |
| genitive-dative | gnu | gnului |
| vocative | gnule | |
Tashelhit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BerberCategory:Tashelhit terms inherited from Proto-Berber#GNUCategory:Tashelhit terms derived from Proto-Berber#GNU *ăgnəβ (“to sew”). Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴳⵏⵓ (gnu, “to sew”), Northern Saharan Berber, Nefusa, Tachawit, and Tarifit gni (“to sew”).
Pronunciation
Verb
gnu (intensive aorist gnnu, verbal noun tigni, Tifinagh spelling ⴳⵏⵓ, Arabic spelling ڭنو)Category:Tashelhit lemmas#GNUCategory:Tashelhit verbs#GNUCategory:Tashelhit entries with incorrect language header#GNUCategory:Pages with entries#GNUCategory:Pages with 11 entries#GNU
- to sew, to mend, to be sewn
- تڭُنا اس ينّاس السّروال. ― tgʷna yas innas ssrwal. ― His mother sewed his pants.Category:Tashelhit terms with usage examples#GNU
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 929b