mangusta

See also: mangùsta, mangustă, mangustą, mangùstą, and mangùstã

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈɡus.ta/
• Rhymes: -usta
• Hyphenation: man‧gù‧sta

Noun

mangusta f (plural manguste)

1. mongoose

Lithuanian

Noun

mangusta f

1. mongoose

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈɡus.ta/

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• Rhymes: -usta
• Syllabification: man‧gus‧ta

Noun

mangusta f

1. mongoose (any mammal of the genus Herpestes)

Declension

Declension of mangusta

	singular	plural
nominative	mangusta	mangusty
genitive	mangusty	mangust
dative	manguście	mangustom
accusative	mangustę	mangusty
instrumental	mangustą	mangustami
locative	manguście	mangustach
vocative	mangusto	mangusty

Descendants

• → Kashubian: mangùsta
• → Lithuanian: mangusta

Further reading

• “mangusta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “mangusta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)