karibu

See also: Karibu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French caribou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑribu/, [ˈkɑ̝ribu]
• Rhymes: -ɑribu
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ri‧bu
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧ri‧bu

Noun

karibu

1. caribou (wild North American reindeer)

   Hypernym: poro

Declension

Inflection of karibu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		karibu	karibut
genitive		karibun	karibujen
partitive		karibua	karibuja
illative		karibuun	karibuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karibu	karibut
accusative	nom.	karibu	karibut
	gen.	karibun
genitive		karibun	karibujen
partitive		karibua	karibuja
inessive		karibussa	karibuissa
elative		karibusta	karibuista
illative		karibuun	karibuihin
adessive		karibulla	karibuilla
ablative		karibulta	karibuilta
allative		karibulle	karibuille
essive		karibuna	karibuina
translative		karibuksi	karibuiksi
abessive		kaributta	karibuitta
instructive		—	karibuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of karibu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karibuni karibuni accusative nom. karibuni karibuni gen. karibuni genitive karibuni karibujeni partitive karibuani karibujani inessive karibussani karibuissani elative karibustani karibuistani illative karibuuni karibuihini adessive karibullani karibuillani ablative karibultani karibuiltani allative karibulleni karibuilleni essive karibunani karibuinani translative karibukseni karibuikseni abessive kaributtani karibuittani instructive — — comitative — karibuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karibusi karibusi accusative nom. karibusi karibusi gen. karibusi genitive karibusi karibujesi partitive karibuasi karibujasi inessive karibussasi karibuissasi elative karibustasi karibuistasi illative karibuusi karibuihisi adessive karibullasi karibuillasi ablative karibultasi karibuiltasi allative karibullesi karibuillesi essive karibunasi karibuinasi translative karibuksesi karibuiksesi abessive kaributtasi karibuittasi instructive — — comitative — karibuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karibumme karibumme accusative nom. karibumme karibumme gen. karibumme genitive karibumme karibujemme partitive karibuamme karibujamme inessive karibussamme karibuissamme elative karibustamme karibuistamme illative karibuumme karibuihimme adessive karibullamme karibuillamme ablative karibultamme karibuiltamme allative karibullemme karibuillemme essive karibunamme karibuinamme translative karibuksemme karibuiksemme abessive kaributtamme karibuittamme instructive — — comitative — karibuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karibunne karibunne accusative nom. karibunne karibunne gen. karibunne genitive karibunne karibujenne partitive karibuanne karibujanne inessive karibussanne karibuissanne elative karibustanne karibuistanne illative karibuunne karibuihinne adessive karibullanne karibuillanne ablative karibultanne karibuiltanne allative karibullenne karibuillenne essive karibunanne karibuinanne translative karibuksenne karibuiksenne abessive kaributtanne karibuittanne instructive — — comitative — karibuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karibunsa karibunsa accusative nom. karibunsa karibunsa gen. karibunsa genitive karibunsa karibujensa partitive karibuaan karibuansa karibujaan karibujansa inessive karibussaan karibussansa karibuissaan karibuissansa elative karibustaan karibustansa karibuistaan karibuistansa illative karibuunsa karibuihinsa adessive karibullaan karibullansa karibuillaan karibuillansa ablative karibultaan karibultansa karibuiltaan karibuiltansa allative karibulleen karibullensa karibuilleen karibuillensa essive karibunaan karibunansa karibuinaan karibuinansa translative karibukseen karibuksensa karibuikseen karibuiksensa abessive kaributtaan kaributtansa karibuittaan karibuittansa instructive — — comitative — karibuineen karibuinensa

Further reading

• “karibu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Polish

karibu

Etymology

Borrowed from English caribou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈri.bu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ibu
• Syllabification: ka‧ri‧bu

Noun

karibu m animal or n (indeclinable)

1. caribou, reindeer (Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer)

   Synonyms: ren, renifer, renifer tundrowy

Further reading

• karibu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karibu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Interjection

karibu (plural karibuni)

1. welcome!
2. come in!
3. you're welcome! (response to being thanked)

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -karibisha
  • Passive: -karibiwa
  • Other formations: -karibu chakula (“enjoy your meal”)

See also

• hodi

Adverb

karibu na or karibu ya

1. near

Antonyms

• mbali