cangarú

See also: cangaru

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

Noun

cangarú m (genitive singular cangarú, nominative plural cangarúnna)

1. kangaroo (animal)

Declension

Declension of cangarú

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cangarú cangarúnna Vocative a changarú a changarúnna Genitive cangarú cangarúnna Dative cangarú cangarúnna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cangarú na cangarúnna Genitive an changarú na gcangarúnna Dative leis an gcangarú don changarú leis na cangarúnna

Derived terms

• cangarú crainn
• cangarú francaigh
• cangarú glas iartharach
• cangarú glas oirthearach
• cangarú rua

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cangarú	changarú	gcangarú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cangarú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cangarú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cangarú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024