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See also: kägu

English

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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kagu (plural kagus)

  1. A New Caledonian endemic bird species, Rhynochetos jubatus, the only surviving member of the family Rhynochetidae.

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Cognate to Finnish kaakko (south-east) and Ingrian kakko (south-east). Most likely the same root as in kakerdama (to move in an uncertain manner).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kagu (genitive kagu, partitive kagu)

  1. southeast

Declension

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Declension of kagu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kagu kagud
accusative nom.
gen. kagu
genitive kagude
partitive kagu kagusid
illative kakku
kagusse
kagudesse
inessive kagus kagudes
elative kagust kagudest
allative kagule kagudele
adessive kagul kagudel
ablative kagult kagudelt
translative kaguks kagudeks
terminative kaguni kagudeni
essive kaguna kagudena
abessive kaguta kagudeta
comitative kaguga kagudega

Coordinate terms

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  • (compass points)
loe põhi kirre
lääs ida
edel lõuna kagu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From French cagou.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑɡu/, [ˈkɑ̝ɡu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡu
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧gu

Noun

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kagu

  1. kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus)

Declension

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Inflection of kagu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative kagu kagut
genitive kagun kagujen
partitive kagua kaguja
illative kaguun kaguihin
singular plural
nominative kagu kagut
accusative nom. kagu kagut
gen. kagun
genitive kagun kagujen
partitive kagua kaguja
inessive kagussa kaguissa
elative kagusta kaguista
illative kaguun kaguihin
adessive kagulla kaguilla
ablative kagulta kaguilta
allative kagulle kaguille
essive kaguna kaguina
translative kaguksi kaguiksi
abessive kagutta kaguitta
instructive kaguin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kagu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaguni kaguni
accusative nom. kaguni kaguni
gen. kaguni
genitive kaguni kagujeni
partitive kaguani kagujani
inessive kagussani kaguissani
elative kagustani kaguistani
illative kaguuni kaguihini
adessive kagullani kaguillani
ablative kagultani kaguiltani
allative kagulleni kaguilleni
essive kagunani kaguinani
translative kagukseni kaguikseni
abessive kaguttani kaguittani
instructive
comitative kaguineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kagusi kagusi
accusative nom. kagusi kagusi
gen. kagusi
genitive kagusi kagujesi
partitive kaguasi kagujasi
inessive kagussasi kaguissasi
elative kagustasi kaguistasi
illative kaguusi kaguihisi
adessive kagullasi kaguillasi
ablative kagultasi kaguiltasi
allative kagullesi kaguillesi
essive kagunasi kaguinasi
translative kaguksesi kaguiksesi
abessive kaguttasi kaguittasi
instructive
comitative kaguinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kagumme kagumme
accusative nom. kagumme kagumme
gen. kagumme
genitive kagumme kagujemme
partitive kaguamme kagujamme
inessive kagussamme kaguissamme
elative kagustamme kaguistamme
illative kaguumme kaguihimme
adessive kagullamme kaguillamme
ablative kagultamme kaguiltamme
allative kagullemme kaguillemme
essive kagunamme kaguinamme
translative kaguksemme kaguiksemme
abessive kaguttamme kaguittamme
instructive
comitative kaguinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kagunne kagunne
accusative nom. kagunne kagunne
gen. kagunne
genitive kagunne kagujenne
partitive kaguanne kagujanne
inessive kagussanne kaguissanne
elative kagustanne kaguistanne
illative kaguunne kaguihinne
adessive kagullanne kaguillanne
ablative kagultanne kaguiltanne
allative kagullenne kaguillenne
essive kagunanne kaguinanne
translative kaguksenne kaguiksenne
abessive kaguttanne kaguittanne
instructive
comitative kaguinenne

Japanese

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Romanization

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kagu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かぐ