"gnu" meaning in Danish

See gnu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡnuː/, [ɡ̊nuːˀ]
Etymology: From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Khoekhoe !nu:. Etymology templates: {{bor|da|de|Gnu}} German Gnu, {{der|da|af|ghnoe}} Afrikaans ghnoe, {{der|da|naq|!nu:}} Khoekhoe !nu: Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|gnuen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|gnuer||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer), {{da-noun|en|er}} gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=gnuernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=gnuers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=gnuens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=gnus|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=gnuerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=gnuer|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=gnuen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=gnu}} Forms: gnuen [definite, singular], gnuer [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], gnu [indefinite, nominative, singular], gnuen [definite, nominative, singular], gnuer [indefinite, nominative, plural], gnuerne [definite, nominative, plural], gnus [genitive, indefinite, singular], gnuens [definite, genitive, singular], gnuers [genitive, indefinite, plural], gnuernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. gnu, wildebeest Tags: common-gender

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Gnu"
      },
      "expansion": "German Gnu",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "ghnoe"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans ghnoe",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "naq",
        "3": "!nu:"
      },
      "expansion": "Khoekhoe !nu:",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Khoekhoe !nu:.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gnuen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "gnuer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "gnuen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "gnuernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "gnuers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "gnuens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "gnus",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "gnuerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "gnuer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "gnuen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "gnu"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Alcelaphine antelopes",
          "orig": "da:Alcelaphine antelopes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "da:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "da:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gnu, wildebeest"
      ],
      "id": "en-gnu-da-noun-bn6mTC7d",
      "links": [
        [
          "gnu",
          "gnu#English"
        ],
        [
          "wildebeest",
          "wildebeest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡnuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡ̊nuːˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gnu"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "Gnu"
      },
      "expansion": "German Gnu",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "ghnoe"
      },
      "expansion": "Afrikaans ghnoe",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "naq",
        "3": "!nu:"
      },
      "expansion": "Khoekhoe !nu:",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Khoekhoe !nu:.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gnuen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuers",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gnuernes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "gnuer",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "gnuen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "gnuernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "gnuers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "gnuens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "gnus",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "gnuerne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "gnuer",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "gnuen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "gnu"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish terms borrowed from German",
        "Danish terms derived from Afrikaans",
        "Danish terms derived from German",
        "Danish terms derived from Khoekhoe",
        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "da:Alcelaphine antelopes",
        "da:Animals",
        "da:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gnu, wildebeest"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gnu",
          "gnu#English"
        ],
        [
          "wildebeest",
          "wildebeest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡnuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡ̊nuːˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gnu"
}

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