gnu

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Inflection 3 Italian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Portuguese 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Taken from Nama, likely onomatopoeia of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /njuː/, SAMPA: /nju:/
• (US) IPA: /nuː/, SAMPA: /nu:/

  Rhymes: -uː

• Homonyms: new, nu, knew

[edit] Noun

gnu (plural gnus)

1. A large antelope native to Africa having curved horns.

[edit] Synonyms

• wildebeest

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[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on the gnu (wildebeest)

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[edit] Danish

Wikipedia ^da

[edit] Noun

gnu c. (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)

1. gnu

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɲu/
• Rhymes: -u

[edit] Noun

gnu m. inv.

1. gnu

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

gnu m.

1. gnu.