nagana

See also: naganą and nagȧna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu ulunakane, unakane.

Noun

nagana (uncountable)

1. (veterinary medicine) A disease of vertebrates in southern Africa, characterised by swelling and lethargy and caused by trypanosomes transmitted by tsetse flies. [from 19th c.]
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 460:

     In 1894 Major David Bruce was sent to Zululand to investigate the cattle disease nagana.

Translations

disease of vertebrates

• Finnish: nagana
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: nagana f, n'gana f

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Finnish

Noun

nagana

1. (pathology) nagana (sleeping disease occurring in animals)

Declension

Inflection of nagana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		nagana	—
genitive		naganan	—
partitive		naganaa	—
illative		naganaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		nagana	—
accusative	nom.	nagana	—
	gen.	naganan
genitive		naganan	—
partitive		naganaa	—
inessive		naganassa	—
elative		naganasta	—
illative		naganaan	—
adessive		naganalla	—
ablative		naganalta	—
allative		naganalle	—
essive		naganana	—
translative		naganaksi	—
abessive		naganatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nagana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naganani — accusative nom. naganani — gen. naganani genitive naganani — partitive naganaani — inessive naganassani — elative naganastani — illative naganaani — adessive naganallani — ablative naganaltani — allative naganalleni — essive nagananani — translative naganakseni — abessive naganattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naganasi — accusative nom. naganasi — gen. naganasi genitive naganasi — partitive naganaasi — inessive naganassasi — elative naganastasi — illative naganaasi — adessive naganallasi — ablative naganaltasi — allative naganallesi — essive nagananasi — translative naganaksesi — abessive naganattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naganamme — accusative nom. naganamme — gen. naganamme genitive naganamme — partitive naganaamme — inessive naganassamme — elative naganastamme — illative naganaamme — adessive naganallamme — ablative naganaltamme — allative naganallemme — essive nagananamme — translative naganaksemme — abessive naganattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nagananne — accusative nom. nagananne — gen. nagananne genitive nagananne — partitive naganaanne — inessive naganassanne — elative naganastanne — illative naganaanne — adessive naganallanne — ablative naganaltanne — allative naganallenne — essive naganananne — translative naganaksenne — abessive naganattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative naganansa — accusative nom. naganansa — gen. naganansa genitive naganansa — partitive naganaansa — inessive naganassaan naganassansa — elative naganastaan naganastansa — illative naganaansa — adessive naganallaan naganallansa — ablative naganaltaan naganaltansa — allative naganalleen naganallensa — essive nagananaan nagananansa — translative naganakseen naganaksensa — abessive naganattaan naganattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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Italian

Noun

nagana f (uncountable)

1. (pathology, veterinary medicine) nagana or n'gana (cattle desease caused by Trypanosoma brucei via tse-tse fly)

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Northern Sotho

Verb

nagana

1. to think

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naˈɡa.na/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

nagana f

1. reprimand

Declension

Declension of nagana

	singular	plural
nominative	nagana	nagany
genitive	nagany	nagan
dative	naganie	naganom
accusative	naganę	nagany
instrumental	naganą	naganami
locative	naganie	naganach
vocative	nagano	nagany

Related terms

• (adjective) naganny
• (noun) przygana

Noun

nagana m

1. genitive singular of nagan

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