marabu

See also: marabú and marabù

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarabu]
• Rhymes: -abu
• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧bu

Noun

marabu m anim

1. marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) (bird)

Declension

Also indeclinable.

Declension of marabu (masculine animate in -u)

	singular	plural
nominative	marabu	marabuové
genitive	marabua	marabuů
dative	marabuovi	marabuům
accusative	marabua	marabuy
vocative	marabu	marabuové
locative	marabuovi	marabuech
instrumental	marabuem	marabuy

Further reading

• “marabu”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “marabu”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From French marabout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrɑbu/, [ˈmɑ̝rɑ̝bu]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑbu
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ra‧bu
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ra‧bu

Noun

marabu

1. any of the large wading birds of the genus Leptoptilos
2. marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Declension

Inflection of marabu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		marabu	marabut
genitive		marabun	marabujen
partitive		marabua	marabuja
illative		marabuun	marabuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		marabu	marabut
accusative	nom.	marabu	marabut
	gen.	marabun
genitive		marabun	marabujen
partitive		marabua	marabuja
inessive		marabussa	marabuissa
elative		marabusta	marabuista
illative		marabuun	marabuihin
adessive		marabulla	marabuilla
ablative		marabulta	marabuilta
allative		marabulle	marabuille
essive		marabuna	marabuina
translative		marabuksi	marabuiksi
abessive		marabutta	marabuitta
instructive		—	marabuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marabuni marabuni accusative nom. marabuni marabuni gen. marabuni genitive marabuni marabujeni partitive marabuani marabujani inessive marabussani marabuissani elative marabustani marabuistani illative marabuuni marabuihini adessive marabullani marabuillani ablative marabultani marabuiltani allative marabulleni marabuilleni essive marabunani marabuinani translative marabukseni marabuikseni abessive marabuttani marabuittani instructive — — comitative — marabuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative marabusi marabusi accusative nom. marabusi marabusi gen. marabusi genitive marabusi marabujesi partitive marabuasi marabujasi inessive marabussasi marabuissasi elative marabustasi marabuistasi illative marabuusi marabuihisi adessive marabullasi marabuillasi ablative marabultasi marabuiltasi allative marabullesi marabuillesi essive marabunasi marabuinasi translative marabuksesi marabuiksesi abessive marabuttasi marabuittasi instructive — — comitative — marabuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marabumme marabumme accusative nom. marabumme marabumme gen. marabumme genitive marabumme marabujemme partitive marabuamme marabujamme inessive marabussamme marabuissamme elative marabustamme marabuistamme illative marabuumme marabuihimme adessive marabullamme marabuillamme ablative marabultamme marabuiltamme allative marabullemme marabuillemme essive marabunamme marabuinamme translative marabuksemme marabuiksemme abessive marabuttamme marabuittamme instructive — — comitative — marabuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative marabunne marabunne accusative nom. marabunne marabunne gen. marabunne genitive marabunne marabujenne partitive marabuanne marabujanne inessive marabussanne marabuissanne elative marabustanne marabuistanne illative marabuunne marabuihinne adessive marabullanne marabuillanne ablative marabultanne marabuiltanne allative marabullenne marabuillenne essive marabunanne marabuinanne translative marabuksenne marabuiksenne abessive marabuttanne marabuittanne instructive — — comitative — marabuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative marabunsa marabunsa accusative nom. marabunsa marabunsa gen. marabunsa genitive marabunsa marabujensa partitive marabuaan marabuansa marabujaan marabujansa inessive marabussaan marabussansa marabuissaan marabuissansa elative marabustaan marabustansa marabuistaan marabuistansa illative marabuunsa marabuihinsa adessive marabullaan marabullansa marabuillaan marabuillansa ablative marabultaan marabultansa marabuiltaan marabuiltansa allative marabulleen marabullensa marabuilleen marabuillensa essive marabunaan marabunansa marabuinaan marabuinansa translative marabukseen marabuksensa marabuikseen marabuiksensa abessive marabuttaan marabuttansa marabuittaan marabuittansa instructive — — comitative — marabuineen marabuinensa

Synonyms

• (Leptoptilos crumeniferus): afrikanmarabu

Derived terms

• afrikanmarabu
• assaminmarabu (“Leptoptilos dubius, greater adjutant”)
• pikkumarabu (“Leptoptilos javanicus, lesser adjutant”)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French marabout.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ɾaˈbu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɾɐˈbu/ [mɐ.ɾɐˈβu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧bu

Noun

marabu m (plural marabus)

1. marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird of Africa)

   Synonym: cordufal

Further reading

• “marabu”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “marabu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “marabu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “marabu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French marabout.

Noun

marabu m (uncountable)

1. marabou (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
2. marabout

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	marabu	marabul
genitive-dative	marabu	marabului
vocative	marabule