karu

See also: kaŗu, kāru, karú, and karū

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [karu]

Numeral

karu

1. two

References

• Template:cite. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Template:cite. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

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Estonian

Etymology

From .

Noun

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

1. bear

Declension

Declension of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		karu	karud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karu
genitive			karude
partitive		karu	karusid
illative		karru karusse	karudesse
inessive		karus	karudes
elative		karust	karudest
allative		karule	karudele
adessive		karul	karudel
ablative		karult	karudelt
translative		karuks	karudeks
terminative		karuni	karudeni
essive		karuna	karudena
abessive		karuta	karudeta
comitative		karuga	karudega

Derived terms

• jääkaru

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Finnish

Adjective

karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)

1. unfertile, barren, bare (such as of land)
2. barren, stark
3. austere, harsh

Declension

Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		karu	karut
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
illative		karuun	karuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karu	karut
accusative	nom.	karu	karut
	gen.	karun
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
inessive		karussa	karuissa
elative		karusta	karuista
illative		karuun	karuihin
adessive		karulla	karuilla
ablative		karulta	karuilta
allative		karulle	karuille
essive		karuna	karuina
translative		karuksi	karuiksi
abessive		karutta	karuitta
instructive		—	karuin
comitative		—	karuine

Possessive forms of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karuni karuni accusative nom. karuni karuni gen. karuni genitive karuni karujeni partitive karuani karujani inessive karussani karuissani elative karustani karuistani illative karuuni karuihini adessive karullani karuillani ablative karultani karuiltani allative karulleni karuilleni essive karunani karuinani translative karukseni karuikseni abessive karuttani karuittani instructive — — comitative — karuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karusi karusi accusative nom. karusi karusi gen. karusi genitive karusi karujesi partitive karuasi karujasi inessive karussasi karuissasi elative karustasi karuistasi illative karuusi karuihisi adessive karullasi karuillasi ablative karultasi karuiltasi allative karullesi karuillesi essive karunasi karuinasi translative karuksesi karuiksesi abessive karuttasi karuittasi instructive — — comitative — karuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karumme karumme accusative nom. karumme karumme gen. karumme genitive karumme karujemme partitive karuamme karujamme inessive karussamme karuissamme elative karustamme karuistamme illative karuumme karuihimme adessive karullamme karuillamme ablative karultamme karuiltamme allative karullemme karuillemme essive karunamme karuinamme translative karuksemme karuiksemme abessive karuttamme karuittamme instructive — — comitative — karuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karunne karunne accusative nom. karunne karunne gen. karunne genitive karunne karujenne partitive karuanne karujanne inessive karussanne karuissanne elative karustanne karuistanne illative karuunne karuihinne adessive karullanne karuillanne ablative karultanne karuiltanne allative karullenne karuillenne essive karunanne karuinanne translative karuksenne karuiksenne abessive karuttanne karuittanne instructive — — comitative — karuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karunsa karunsa accusative nom. karunsa karunsa gen. karunsa genitive karunsa karujensa partitive karuaan karuansa karujaan karujansa inessive karussaan karussansa karuissaan karuissansa elative karustaan karustansa karuistaan karuistansa illative karuunsa karuihinsa adessive karullaan karullansa karuillaan karuillansa ablative karultaan karultansa karuiltaan karuiltansa allative karulleen karullensa karuilleen karuillensa essive karunaan karunansa karuinaan karuinansa translative karukseen karuksensa karuikseen karuiksensa abessive karuttaan karuttansa karuittaan karuittansa instructive — — comitative — karuineen karuinensa

Anagrams

• kura

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Japanese

Romanization

karu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かる

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Kambera

Alternative forms

• karung

Noun

karu

1. sack

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

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Karelian

Noun

karu

1. devil

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Latvian

Noun

karu m

1. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular form of karš
2. (deprecated template usage) instrumental plural form of karš
3. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural form of karš

Verb

karu

1. (deprecated template usage) 1st person singular present indicative form of kārt

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaru/

Noun

karu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kara

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾu/

Verb

karu

1. to have lunch; to eat

   Ere-karu

   You eat.

Conjugation

• (ixé) akaru
• (endé) erekaru
• (a'e) okaru
• (oré) orokaru
• (îandé) îakaru
• (peẽ) pekaru
• (a'e) okaru

References

• NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
• NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

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Rapa Nui

Noun

karu

1. seed

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Votic

Etymology

From .

Noun

karu

1. bear

Inflection

Declension of karu
	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	—	—
partitive	—	—
illative	—	—
inessive	—	—
elative	—	—
allative	—	—
adessive	—	—
ablative	—	—
translative	—	—
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn