gnu
English
Etymology
Taken from Khoekhoe !nu:, likely onomatopoeic of the grunt-type noise of the gnu.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /njuː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /njuː/, /ɡnjuː/[1], /ɡnuː/[1]
Audio (UK): (file)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /nuː/, /njuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: new, nu, knew, GNU
Noun
gnu (plural gnus or gnu)
- A large antelope of the genus Connochaetes, native to Africa, having curved horns.
- Synonym: wildebeest
Usage notes
- Pronunciation with initial /ɡ/ popularized as a joke, in particular through The Gnu Song.[2][3]
Translations
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Further reading
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gnu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ Sue Butler (2020) “False patterns in English spelling”, in Rebel Without A Clause[1], 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 (lyrics and music) (1957) “The Gnu Song”: “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"”
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Bantu.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)
Inflection
Finnish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu
- gnu, wildebeest (antelope of the genus Connochaetes)
- black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu, Connochaetes gnou (large antelope native to south Africa)
- blue wildebeest, brindled gnu, Connochaetes taurinus (large antelope native to eastern Africa)
Declension
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Synonyms
- (Connochaetes gnou): valkohäntägnu
- (Connochaetes taurinus): juovagnu
Derived terms
- valkohäntägnu, Connochaetes gnou (black wildebeest, white-tailed gnu)
- juovagnu, Connochaetes taurinus, (blue wildebeest, brindled gnu)
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu m (invariable)
References
- ^ gnu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From an African language, via German Gnu.
Noun
gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuer, definite plural gnuene)
- a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)
References
- “gnu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe. Ultimately Khoekhoe.
Noun
gnu m (definite singular gnuen, indefinite plural gnuar, definite plural gnuane)
- a gnu or wildebeest (large antelope)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse 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)
- (transitive) to rub hard
- (transitive) to compress, crush
- (intransitive) to work hard and evenly
- (intransitive) to nag
References
- “gnu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
gnu n (indeclinable)
Further reading
- gnu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gnu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈɡnu/, /ɡi.ˈnu/
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
gnu m (plural gnus)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
gnu m (uncountable)
Declension
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. and gnyðr (“murmur”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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Alternative forms
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Verb
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